Document Addressed to Cardiovascular Echography Operators at the Time of COVID-19: A Document by the 'Società Italiana di Ecocardiografia e CardioVascular Imaging' Board 2019-2021
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Ines Monte; Licia Petrella; Mauro Pepi; Francesco Antonini-Canterin; Giuseppe Trocino; Andrea Barbieri; Sofia Miceli; Alberto Cresti; Quirino Ciampi; Frank Benedetto; Agata Barchitta
- Source
- Journal of Cardiovascular Echography
- Subject
- 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
business.industry
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
COVID‑19, echocardiography, healthy safety
COVID-19
healthy safety
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
medicine.disease
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
COVID‑19
Pandemic
medicine
echocardiography
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Medical emergency
Position Paper
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 2211-4122
The epidemic of COVID-19 has grown to pandemic proportions and the preventive and mitigation measures have been widely spread through the media. The cardiologists are called as consultants for the cardiovascular pathologies and echocardiography is a fundamental examination in many clinical situations, but not without risks for health staff. Societa Italiana di Ecocardiografia e CardioVascular Imaging Council has decided to formulate a document aimed to highlight the importance of a correct indication and execution procedure of the echocardiogram during a COVID-19 pandemic.