Open AccessNecessity of 45-Day Transesophageal Echocardiography After the WATCHMAN Procedure Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Bryan EXin Tan,
Jeremiah P. Depta,
Bipul Baibhav,
Deepak L. Bhatt
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.05.015
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , medicine , cardiology , aerosolization , outbreak , virology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , anesthesia , inhalation
Amidst the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, elective aerosolizing procedures such as transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) should be deferred as the procedure provokes coughing and gagging, which can cause aerosolization of the virus ([1][1]). The American Society of Echocardiography
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