Guidance for rebooting electrophysiology through the COVID-19 pandemic from the Heart Rhythm Society and the American Heart Association Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has presented substantial challenges to patient care and impacted health care delivery, including cardiac electrophysiology practice throughout the globe. Based upon the undetermined course and regional variability of the pandemic, there is uncertainty as to how and when to resume and deliver electrophysiology services for arrhythmia patients. This joint document from representatives of the Heart Rhythm Society, American Heart Association, and American College of Cardiology seeks to provide guidance for clinicians and institutions reestablishing safe electrophysiological care.

Source: Heart Rhythm - June 11, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dhanunjaya R. Lakkireddy, Mina K. Chung, Thomas F. Deering, Rakesh Gopinathannair, Christine M. Albert, Laurence M. Epstein, Clifford V. Harding, Jodie L. Hurwitz, Courtney C. Jeffery, Andrew D. Krahn, Fred M. Kusumoto, Rachel Lampert, Moussa Mansour, And Source Type: research