Critical Organizational Issues for Cardiologists in the COVID-19 Outbreak

ombardy, in northern Italy, is one of the regions most affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) secondary to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. 1,2Since the first case diagnosed on February 20, 2020, in Codogno Hospital (Lodi, Lombardy, Italy), the infection has rapidly spread throughout Lombardy, reaching 28,761 confirmed cases, with 3776 deaths as of March 23, 2020.As cardiologists working in this situation, we are facing many critical issues about organizational aspects of management and treatment of cardiovascular disease because of reorganization of the Regional Health Service in response to this epidemic. 3 REORGANIZATION OF CLINICAL ACTIVITIES FOR CARDIOLOGISTSBecause of the reorganization of the Regional Health Service, available resources for cardiology (eg, ward beds, intensive care unit beds, outpatient clinics) have been drastically