Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (Aug 2020)
Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) guidance for re-activation of cardiovascular magnetic resonance practice after peak phase of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Bradley D. Allen,
- Timothy C. Wong,
- Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci,
- Jennifer Bryant,
- Tiffany Chen,
- Erica Dall’Armellina,
- J. Paul Finn,
- Marianna Fontana,
- Marco Francone,
- Yuchi Han,
- Allison G. Hays,
- Ron Jacob,
- Chris Lawton,
- Warren J. Manning,
- Karen Ordovas,
- Purvi Parwani,
- Sven Plein,
- Andrew J. Powell,
- Subha V. Raman,
- Michael Salerno,
- James C. Carr
Affiliations
- Bradley D. Allen
- Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Timothy C. Wong
- Department of Medicine (Cardiology), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci
- Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol and University of Bristol
- Jennifer Bryant
- National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Center Singapore
- Tiffany Chen
- Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
- Erica Dall’Armellina
- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Department of Biomedical Imaging Sciences, University of Leeds
- J. Paul Finn
- Departments of Radiology and Medicine, UCLA
- Marianna Fontana
- Division of Medicine, University College London
- Marco Francone
- Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome
- Yuchi Han
- Departments of Medicine (Cardiovascular Division) and Radiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
- Allison G. Hays
- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
- Ron Jacob
- The Heart and Vascular Institute, Lancaster General Health/PENN Medicine
- Chris Lawton
- Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol and University of Bristol
- Warren J. Manning
- Departments of Medicine (Cardiovascular Division) and Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
- Karen Ordovas
- Departments of Radiology and Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
- Purvi Parwani
- Department of Medicine (Cardiology), Loma Linda University
- Sven Plein
- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Department of Biomedical Imaging Sciences, University of Leeds
- Andrew J. Powell
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital
- Subha V. Raman
- Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine
- Michael Salerno
- Departments of Medicine, Radiology, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia
- James C. Carr
- Department of Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12968-020-00654-8
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 22,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 8
Abstract
Abstract During the peak phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, alterations of standard operating procedures were necessary for health systems to protect patients and healthcare workers and ensure access to vital hospital resources. As the peak phase passes, re-activation plans are required to safely manage increasing clinical volumes. In the context of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR), re-activation objectives include continued performance of urgent CMR studies and resumption of CMR in patients with semi-urgent and elective indications in an environment that is safe for both patients and health care workers.
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