Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Catheterisation Laboratory Considerations: "Looking for Essentials"

Syed Haseeb Raza Naqvi; Madiha Fatima; Fady Gerges; Sara Moscatelli; Tugba Kemaloglu Oz; Irina Kotlar; Nigar Babazade; Arash Hashemi; Abdallah Mostafa Almaghraby

doi:10.15420/ecr.2020.29

Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Catheterisation Laboratory Considerations: "Looking for Essentials"

Eur Cardiol. 2020 Jul 29:15:e57. doi: 10.15420/ecr.2020.29. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Authors

Syed Haseeb Raza Naqvi¹, Madiha Fatima¹, Fady Gerges², Sara Moscatelli³, Tugba Kemaloglu Oz⁴, Irina Kotlar⁵, Nigar Babazade⁶, Arash Hashemi⁷, Abdallah Mostafa Almaghraby⁸

Affiliations

¹ Cardiology Department, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Sindh, Pakistan.
² Cardiovascular Sciences Department, NMC Speciality Hospital Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
³ Clinic of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Genoa Genoa, Italy.
⁴ Cardiology Department, Istinye University Istanbul, Turkey.
⁵ Cardiology Department, University Clinic of Cardiology Skopje, North Macedonia.
⁶ Cardiology Department, Baku Health Clinic Baku, Azerbaijan.
⁷ Cardiology Department, Erfan General Hospital Tehran, Iran.
⁸ Cardiology Department, University of Alexandria Alexandria, Egypt.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events; ST-segment elevation MI; acute coronary syndrome; catheterisation laboratory; coronary CT angiography; coronavirus disease 2019; fibrinolytic therapy; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

Publication types

Review