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[Being cardiologist at the time of SARS-CoV-2: what do not forget during the post-pandemic phase?]

Luigi Tarantini1, Pompilio Faggiano2, Alessandro Navazio3

  • 1U.O. Cardiologia, Ospedale Civile San Martino, Belluno.

Giornale Italiano Di Cardiologia (2006)
|July 21, 2020
PubMed

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The COVID-19 epidemic in Italy has subsided, but risks remain. Maintaining cardiovascular health requires adapting prevention and rehabilitation strategies, emphasizing telehealth for lifestyle changes and remote patient care.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Public Health
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • The COVID-19 epidemic's acute phase in Italy appears to be over, but the virus persists, necessitating ongoing vigilance.
  • Cardiovascular risk factors, including obesity, diabetes, and smoking, are linked to severe COVID-19 outcomes.
  • The pandemic necessitates changes in cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation due to risks of crowding and close contact.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the challenges posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to cardiovascular health.
  • To highlight the need for adapting cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation strategies.
  • To advocate for the integration of telehealth in managing cardiovascular risk factors.

Main Methods:

  • Review of the current COVID-19 situation in Italy and its implications for public health.
  • Analysis of cardiovascular risk factors associated with severe COVID-19.
  • Discussion of the necessary reorganization of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation services.

Main Results:

  • The persistence of COVID-19 requires sustained public health measures and surveillance.
  • Unhealthy lifestyle-driven cardiovascular risk factors significantly increase COVID-19 severity.
  • Traditional cardiovascular care models require adaptation to minimize transmission risks.

Conclusions:

  • Telehealth initiatives are crucial for promoting healthy lifestyles in primary prevention.
  • Tele-monitoring and tele-rehabilitation programs are essential for secondary prevention in the new phase.
  • Adapting cardiovascular care is vital to mitigate the risk of worsening cardiovascular risk factor control.

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