COVID-19 guidance: TOE and stress echo (third wave), British Society of Echocardiography

Earlier guidance has rightly focussed on the risks of potential infection between patients and healthcare staff,. It is increasingly important to acknowledge that cardiac conditions themselves are a source of potential morbidity and mortality. The provision of cardiac diagnostics is a vital component of recognising this risk in individual patients and providing a platform for further treatment to then be put in place, in line with Department of Health and NHS England aims.
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