Institutional preparedness strategies for heart failure, durable left ventricular assist device, and heart transplant patients during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jul;162(1):131-135. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.08.096. Epub 2020 Sep 2.
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Keywords: COVID-19; LVAD; collaboration; heart failure; heart transplant; infection; institutional preparedness; pandemic; protocols; quarantine.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • COVID-19* / prevention & control
  • Civil Defense* / methods
  • Civil Defense* / organization & administration
  • Continuity of Patient Care / standards*
  • Heart Failure* / epidemiology
  • Heart Failure* / therapy
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Heart-Assist Devices
  • Hospital Bed Capacity*
  • Humans
  • Intersectoral Collaboration
  • Patient Care Management* / methods
  • Patient Care Management* / organization & administration
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • United States / epidemiology