Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Sep 2020
ReviewTriage considerations for patients referred for structural heart disease intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic: An ACC/SCAI position statement.
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has strained health care resources around the world, causing many institutions to curtail or stop elective procedures. This has resulted in an inability to care for patients with valvular and structural heart disease in a timely fashion, potentially placing these patients at increased risk for adverse cardiovascular complications, including CHF and death. ⋯ In particular, the authors address the triage of patients in need of transcatheter aortic valve replacement and percutaneous mitral valve repair. The authors also address procedural issues and considerations for the function of structural heart disease teams during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Sep 2020
Outcome predictors of patients with out of hospital cardiac arrest and immediate coronary angiography.
Out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is common and associated with low survival rates. Guidelines propose a fast work-up after OHCA including coronary angiography (CA) but little is known about the actual outcome of those patients who undergo immediate CA after OHCA with suspected cardiac origin. ⋯ In this study older age, metabolic derangement on admission, initial nonshockable rhythm and failure to achieve ROSC before admission predicted in-hospital mortality. While CA with ongoing CPR with the LUCAS-device was feasible, mortality in patients without previous ROSC was extremely high, questioning whether this approach is medically useful.