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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Lastinger, Lauren T.
• Daniels, Curt J.
• Lee, Marc
• Sabanayagam, Aarthi
• Bradley, Elisa A.

Titel

Triage and management of the ACHD patient with COVID-19: A single center approach

Ist Teil von

• International journal of cardiology, 2020-12, Vol.320, p.178-182

Ort / Verlag

Netherlands: Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

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Quelle

Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals Complete

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• With the recent emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, healthcare facilities and personnel are expected to rapidly triage and care for patients with even the most complex medical conditions. Adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) represent an often-intimidating group of complex cardiovascular disorders. Given that general internists and general cardiologists will often be asked to evaluate this group during the pandemic, we propose here an abbreviated triage algorithm that will assist in identifying the patient's overarching ACHD phenotype and baseline cardiac status. The strategy outlined allows for rapid triage and groups various anatomic CHD variants into overarching phenotypes, permitting care teams to quickly review key points in the management of moderate to severely complex ACHD patients. •ACHD patients may be at increased risk of poor outcomes with COVID-19.•Rapid triage of the ACHD patient is needed during the COVID-19 pandemic.•We propose a simplified algorithm for triage and care of COVID19+ ACHD patients.