From COVID-19 or because COVID-19?

J Card Surg. 2021 Sep;36(9):3317-3318. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15774. Epub 2021 Jun 25.

Abstract

Infections and pandemics will condition us in an increasingly predominant way regarding diagnostic, medical, and surgical activities in all specialist areas. Particularly cardiovascular disease represents an important field also during other health crisis like COV19 pandemia. A common strategy in the future, to cohabit with pandemic events and to be able to continue an elective and not only emergency cardiac surgery program represents an imperative.

Keywords: COVID-19; cardiac surgery.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
  • Elective Surgical Procedures
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • SARS-CoV-2