Pacing Through a Pandemic-Coping with the “Tip of the Iceberg”

The Covid-19 pandemic has presented a once in a generation challenge to our healthcare systems worldwide. In its early phases, confusion existed regarding modes of transmission, levels of infection control and risk to healthcare personnel. This combined with lack of resources for adequate PPE generated high levels of anxiety for medical teams and rationing of PPE in the early phase. Advise and local guidelines were changing on an almost daily basis with major challenges in procedural risk assessment in the absence of immediate PCR testing- COVID-19 positivity was assumed until proven otherwise.

Source: Heart Rhythm - November 7, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pier D. Lambiase Source Type: research