Position Statement on the Management of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices in Australia during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Living Document
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ArticleAuthor/s
Kumar, SaurabhHaqqani, Haris
Wynn, Gareth
Pathak, Rajeev K.
Lipton, Jonathan
Mahajan, Rajiv
Sanders, Prashanthan
Healey, Stewart
Wilsmore, Bradley
Mariani, Justin A.
Thomas, Stuart P.
Weerasooriya, Rukshen
McGavigan, Andrew
Gould, Paul A.
Weatherley, Paul
Saad, Natasha
Cowan, Mitchell
Turnbull, Samual
Trivic, Ivana
Wong, Michael
Tonchev, Ivaylo
Morton, Joseph B.
Skinner, Jonathan R.
Pflaumer, Andreas
McGuire, Mark
Kistler, Peter
Kalman, Jonathan M.
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a significant stress on health resources in Australia. The Heart Rhythm Council of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand aims to provide a framework for efficient resource utilisation balanced with competing risks when appropriately treating patients with cardiac arrhythmias. This document provides practical recommendations for the electrophysiology (EP) and cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) services in Australia. The document will be updated regularly as new evidence and knowledge is gained with time.The COVID-19 pandemic poses a significant stress on health resources in Australia. The Heart Rhythm Council of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand aims to provide a framework for efficient resource utilisation balanced with competing risks when appropriately treating patients with cardiac arrhythmias. This document provides practical recommendations for the electrophysiology (EP) and cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) services in Australia. The document will be updated regularly as new evidence and knowledge is gained with time.
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Date
2020Funding information
National Health and Medical Research Council
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
New South Wales Department of Health
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OtherFaculty/School
Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Medical SchoolShare