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Gulizia MM, Zecchin M, Colivicchi F, Francese GM, Murrone A, Caldarola P, Di Lenarda A, Valente S, Roncon L, Amodeo E, Aspromonte N, Cipriani MG, Domenicucci S, Imazio M, Scotto di Uccio F, Urbinati S, Gabrielli D. ANMCO POSITION PAPER: The management of suspect or confirmed COVID-19 patients needing urgent electrophysiology and/or electrostimulation procedures. Eur Heart J Suppl 2020; 22:G211-G216. [PMID: 38626248 PMCID: PMC7499581 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suaa109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
Abstract
The aim of this document is the management and organization of patients in need of urgent access to electrophysiology (EP) and pacing procedures during the COVID-19 emergency. Specifically, non-deferrable procedures or irreplaceable with a drug therapy prior to the resolution of the COVID-19 virus emergency [pacemaker (PM) implant/replacement/urgent defibrillator (implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, ICD) or arrhythmic storm or other indication of non-deferrable ablation]. The pacing and electrophysiological procedures urgent as they may be, less and less frequently represent situations of emergency, therefore for almost all cases, it is possible to perform a swab test to determine the positivity to COVID-19 of the patient. In cases where this is not possible, due to situations of emergency, the recommendations and procedures we have indicated are advisable, if not mandatory, in order to avoid the spreading of the virus to healthcare personnel and other patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michele Massimo Gulizia
- Cardiology Department, Ospedale Garibaldi-Nesima, Azienda di Rilievo Nazionale e Alta Specializzazione “Garibaldi”, Catania, Italy
- Fondazione per il Tuo cuore, Firenze – Heart Care Foundation Onlus, Italy
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- Clinical and Rehabilitation Cardiology Department, Presidio Ospedaliero San Filippo Neri, ASL Roma 1, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, Ospedale Garibaldi-Nesima, Azienda di Rilievo Nazionale e Alta Specializzazione “Garibaldi”, Catania, Italy
| | - Adriano Murrone
- Cardiology-ICU Department, Ospedali di Città di Castello e Gubbio - Gualdo Tadino Azienda USL Umbria 1, Perugia, Perugia
| | | | - Andrea Di Lenarda
- Cardiovascular and Sports Medicine Department, A.S.U. Integrata di Trieste, Italy
| | - Serafina Valente
- Clinical-Surgical Cardiology and ICU Department, A.O.U. Senese Ospedale Santa Maria alle Scotte, Siena, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia, Rovigo, Italy
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- Cardiology-ICU Department, Ospedale Santa Maria degli Ungheresi, Polistena, RC, Italy
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- Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiology 2-Cardiac Failure and Transplantation Unit, Cardiotoracovascular Department “A. De Gasperis”, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
| | | | - Massimo Imazio
- Cardiology Department, Presidio Molinette, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza in Turin, Italy
| | | | - Stefano Urbinati
- Cardiology Department, Ospedale Bellaria, AUSL di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
| | - Domenico Gabrielli
- Cardiology Department, Ospedale Civile Augusto Murri, Fermo, Italy
- Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists, Florence, Italy
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