Debra L. Beck and Eugene Braunwald, MD Published: April 13, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has made the provision of routine medical care challenging, and acute care more challenging yet. The Chinese Society of Cardiology (CSC) has written a consensus statement on the management of cardiac emergencies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement was developed byMORE

Debra L. Beck and Eugene Braunwald, MD Published: April 13, 2020 There is some evidence that COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, preferentially afflicts the elderly and those with chronic comorbidities. However, the clinical profile of COVID-19 in refractory heart failure (HF) patients is unknown. Hong et al describe 4 hospitalized severeMORE

Debra L. Beck and Eugene Braunwald, MD Published: April 13, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has strained healthcare resources in many locales. Hospitals have stopped or limited elective procedures and are re-organizing the way in which they provide urgent, non-COVID-19 care. Individuals in need of structural heart disease (SHD) intervention constitute a challenging group because theirMORE

Debra L. Beck and Eugene Braunwald, MD As COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, continues to spread across numerous countries and territories, it is expected that demand for health care will create the need to ration medical equipment and interventions. An international team of medical ethicists and experts in medicolegal issues, emergencyMORE