Key result
This expert opinion highlights the essential requirements and recommendations for managing emergency cardiac interventions in the catheterisation laboratory during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Why the study?
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted healthcare systems, requiring interventional cardiologists handling cardiovascular emergencies to navigate essential requirements and recommendations in the catheterisation laboratory.
Provides expert guidance on adapting cardiac catheterisation laboratory protocols to safely manage cardiovascular emergencies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Interventional cardiologists should follow emerging COVID-19 emergency protocols cautiously; leaves open need for prospective outcome validation.
The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is a significant health crisis that impacts every healthcare system worldwide, and has led to a dramatic change in dealing with different diseases during the pandemic. Interventional cardiologists are frontline workers who deal with many cardiovascular emergencies, either in patients with proven COVID-19 or in suspected cases. Many heart associations worldwide are currently setting appropriate recommendations for the management of emergency cardiac interventions. In this expert opinion, the authors highlight the essential requirements in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Naqvi et al. (2020) conducted a review in COVID-19 and cardiovascular emergencies. Catheterisation laboratory recommendations was evaluated. This expert opinion highlights the essential requirements and recommendations for managing emergency cardiac interventions in the catheterisation laboratory during the COVID-19 pandemic.