• American heart journal · Sep 2020

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    The cardiac intensive care unit and the cardiac intensivist during the COVID-19 surge in New York City.

    • D Edmund Anstey, Raymond Givens, Kevin Clerkin, Justin Fried, Nellie Kalcheva, Deepa Kumaraiah, Amirali Masoumi, Daniel O'Connor, Gregg F Rosner, Lauren Wasson, Jeffrey Hammond, Ajay J Kirtane, Nir Uriel, Allan Schwartz, LeRoy E Rabbani, and Marwah Abdalla.
    • Department of Medicine, Seymour, Paul, and Gloria Milstein Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY.
    • Am. Heart J. 2020 Sep 1; 227: 74-81.

    AbstractCritical care cardiology has been impacted by the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. COVID-19 causes severe acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute kidney injury, as well as several cardiovascular complications including myocarditis, venous thromboembolic disease, cardiogenic shock, and cardiac arrest. The cardiac intensive care unit is rapidly evolving as the need for critical care beds increases. Herein, we describe the changes to the cardiac intensive care unit and the evolving role of critical care cardiologists and other clinicians in the care of these complex patients affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. These include practical recommendations regarding structural and organizational changes to facilitate care of patients with COVID-19; staffing and personnel changes; and health and safety of personnel. We draw upon our own experiences at NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center to offer insights into the unique challenges facing critical care clinicians and provide recommendations of how to address these challenges during this unprecedented time.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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