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Cardiac imaging in congenital heart disease during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic: Recommendations from the Working Group on Congenital Heart Disease of the Italian Society of Cardiology
Paolo CilibertiLilia OretoAurelio SecinaroPaolo GuccionePier Paolo BassareoMaria Giovanna RussoSirico DomenicoGiuseppe LimongelliJolanda SabatinoI CazzoliMichele D'altoGiovanni Di SalvoWalter SerraGiuseppe CalcaterraMassimo ChessaBiagio CastaldiMaria Pia Calabròsubject
Heart diseaseClinical Practice Recommendations and Position Papersevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2030204 cardiovascular system & hematologymedicine.disease_causePediatricsCongenital0302 clinical medicinePandemicMedicineInfection controlViral030212 general & internal medicineChildSocieties MedicalHeart DefectsCoronavirusPediatricRisk of infectionInfectiousGeneral Medicinecongenital heart diseaseItalyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineCoronavirus InfectionsHumanHeart Defects Congenitalmedicine.medical_specialtyPneumonia ViralCardiologycardiac imaging03 medical and health sciencesBetacoronavirusDisease TransmissionMedicalOccupational ExposureDisease Transmission InfectiousHumanscardiac imaging; congenital heart disease; coronavirus disease-2019; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2; Betacoronavirus; COVID-19; Cardiac Imaging Techniques; Child; Disease Transmission Infectious; Humans; Infection Control; Italy; Occupational Exposure; SARS-CoV-2; Societies Medical; Cardiology; Coronavirus Infections; Heart Defects Congenital; Pandemics; Pediatrics; Pneumonia ViralIntensive care medicinePandemicsCardiac Imaging TechniqueInfection ControlBetacoronaviruPandemicbusiness.industrySARS-CoV-2Coronavirus Infectioncoronavirus disease-2019OutbreakCOVID-19Pneumoniamedicine.diseasePneumoniaCardiac Imaging TechniquesDisease Transmission InfectiouCardiac Imaging TechniquesSocietiesbusinessdescription
: The recent outbreak of 2019 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 is having major repercussions on healthcare services provision in Italy and worldwide. Data suggest the virus has a strong impact on the cardiovascular system, and cardiac imaging will play an important role in patients affected by coronavirus disease-2019. Although paediatric patients are mildly affected, they represent a clear accelerator in spreading the virus, and healthcare workers are at higher risk of infection. The aim of this position paper is to provide clinical recommendation regarding the execution of imaging investigations for the cardiac diagnostic work-up of paediatric patients with suspected or confirmed infection.
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| 2020-06-01 |