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Postponing cardiac procedures during the pandemic: The balance between elective and selective!
Author(s) -
Garzon Stefano,
Lemos Pedro A.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.29670
Subject(s) - medicine , deferral , pandemic , balance (ability) , covid-19 , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , physical therapy , accounting , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , business
Key Points What the article teaches:Postponing elective cardiac procedures may have an adverse impact on short‐term outcomes.How it will impact practice:Elective patients scheduled for cardiac procedures have different risk profiles and the decision for postponing should take into consideration the chances of complications related to the deferral.What new research would help answer the question:Better validate tools to identify which subsets are more prone to early complications in case a scheduled invasive procedure is suspended.