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Cardiac surgery in the time of the coronavirus
Author(s) -
Fudulu Daniel P.,
Angelini Gianni D.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.14580
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , covid-19 , perspective (graphical) , coronavirus , cardiac surgery , outbreak , intensive care medicine , health care , coronavirus infections , medical emergency , surgery , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , artificial intelligence , computer science , economic growth , economics
The current Covid‐19 pandemic is a significant global health threat. The outbreak has profoundly affected all healthcare professionals, including heart surgeons. To adapt to these exceptional circumstances, cardiac surgeons had to change their practice significantly. We herein discuss the challenges and broad implications of the Covid‐19 pandemic from the perspective of the heart surgeons.