Structural Heart Interventions During COVID-19

Authors

Koyenum Obi, Department of Internal Medicine, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.
Harith Baldawi, Department of Internal Medicine, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.
Garba Shamaki, Rochester Regional HealthFollow
Olayiwola Amoran, Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA.
Christopher Jenkins, Department of Cardiology, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.
Connor Gillies, Department of Internal Medicine, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.
Dana Penfold, Department of Internal Medicine, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.
Sunny Dengle, Ochsner Clinical School, University of Queensland, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.
Lamar Alocozy, Ochsner Clinical School, University of Queensland, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.
Austin Falloon, Ochsner Clinical School, University of Queensland, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.
Tamunoinemi Bob-Manuel, Department of Cardiology, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA; Department of Cardiology, Albert Einstein University, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.

Department

Internal Medicine

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Current problems in cardiology

Abstract

The spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic across the globe and the United States presented unprecedented challenges with dawn of new policies to reserve resources and protect the public. One of the major policies adopted by hospitals across the nations were postponement of non-emergent procedures such as transaortic valve replacement (TAVR), left atrial appendage closure device (LAAC), MitraClip and CardioMEMS. Guidelines were based mainly on the avoidable clinical outcomes occurring during COVID-19 era. As our understanding of the SARS-CoV-2 evolved, advanced cardiac procedures may safely continue through careful advanced coordination. We aim to highlight the new guidelines published by different major cardiovascular societies, and discuss solutions to safely perform procedures to improve outcomes in a patient population with high acuity of illness during the COVID-19 pandemic era.

First Page

100934

DOI

10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2021.100934

Publication Date

8-14-2021

Recommended Citation

Obi, K., Baldawi, H., Shamaki, G., Amoran, O., Jenkins, C., Gillies, C., Penfold, D., Dengle, S., Alocozy, L., Falloon, A., & Bob-Manuel, T. (2021). Structural Heart Interventions During COVID-19. Current problems in cardiology, 100934. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2021.100934