CSANZ Position Statement on the Evaluation of Patients Presenting With Suspected Acute Coronary Syndromes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor: Gerard Devlin, Sidney Lo, Martin Than, Arthur Nasis, Andrew Kerr, Nathan Dwyer, David Brieger, William A. Parsonage, Derek K. Chew, Graham S. Hillis, Louise Cullen, Sudhir Wahi
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Heart, Lung & Circulation
Heart, Lung and Circulation
ISSN: 1443-9506
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.05.003
Popis: A pandemic of Coronavirus-19 disease was declared by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. The pandemic is expected to place unprecedented demand on health service delivery. This position statement has been developed by the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand to assist clinicians to continue to deliver rapid and safe evaluation of patients presenting with suspected acute cardiac syndrome at this time. The position statement complements, and should be read in conjunction with, the National Heart Foundation of Australia & Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes 2016: Section 2 ‘Assessment of Possible Cardiac Chest Pain’.
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