[Turkish Cardiology Association Consensus Report: COVID-19 Pandemic and Cardiovascular Diseases (May 13, 2020)].

[Turkish Cardiology Association Consensus Report: COVID-19 Pandemic and Cardiovascular Diseases (May 13, 2020)]. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2020 May;48(Suppl 1):1-87 Authors: Aktoz M, Altay H, Aslanger E, Atalar E, Atar İ, Aytekin V, Baykan AO, Barçın C, Barış N, Boyacı A, Çavuşoğlu Y, Çelik A, Çinier G, Değertekin M, Demircan S, Ergönül Ö, Ertürk M, Erol MK, Görenek B, Gürsoy MO, Hünük B, Kahveci G, Karabay CY, Karaca I, Kayıkçıoğlu M, Keskin M, Kılıç T, KılıçkıranAvcı B, Kırma C, Kocabaş U, Kocakaya D, Küçükoğlu S, Mutlu B, Nalbantgil S, Okuyan E, Okyay K, KaptanÖzen D, Özgül S, Özpelit E, Pirat B, Sert S, Sinan ÜY, Şener YZ, Tatlı E, Tekkeşin Aİ, Tutar E, Ural D, Yıldırımtürk Ö, Yıldızeli B Abstract In December 2019, in the city of Wuhan, in the Hubei province of China, treatment-resistant cases of pneumonia emerged and spread rapidly for reasons unknown. A new strain of coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 [SARS-CoV-2]) was identified and caused the first pandemic of the 21st century. The virus was officially detected in our country on March 11, 2020, and the number of cases increased rapidly; the virus was isolated in 670 patients within 10 days. The rapid increase in the number of patients has required our physicians to learn to protect both the public and themselves when treating patients with this highly infectious disease. The group most affected by t...
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