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Excerpts from the documents of Mexican positions and recommendations in cardiovascular diseases and COVID-19

Marco A Alcocer-Gamba1, Pedro Gutiérrez-Fajardo2, Alfredo Cabrera-Rayo3

  • 1Sociedad Mexicana de Cardiología.

Archivos De Cardiologia De Mexico
|June 12, 2020
PubMed

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This study provides essential guidance for managing cardiovascular diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic. It offers recommendations for patient care, medical interventions, and public health strategies to address this unprecedented crisis.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted cardiovascular disease (CVD) management.
  • There is a need for updated, consensus-based recommendations for cardiologists and patients.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present comprehensive recommendations for cardiovascular care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • To provide guidance on general measures, specific conditions, and interventions.

Main Methods:

  • A consensual review and analysis of scientific literature and positions.
  • Development of evidence-based recommendations by leading cardiology societies in Mexico.

Main Results:

  • Recommendations cover patient self-care, healthy lifestyle, and emergency response (cardio-respiratory arrest).
  • Guidance is provided on non-invasive imaging, pharmacotherapy, and management of hypertension, heart failure, arrhythmias, and acute coronary syndromes.
  • Specific focus on electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery, and cardiac rehabilitation.

Conclusions:

  • These recommendations aim to orient the medical community in daily practice for patients with cardiovascular diseases amidst the COVID-19 crisis.
  • The guidelines ensure continuity of care and optimal management of cardiovascular conditions during the pandemic.

Keywords:
COVID-19Cardiac arrest pandemicCubrebocasHemodinamiaHemodynamicsMouthguardsParo cardiaco la pandemia

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