Nationwide analysis of case volume and outcomes in cardiac surgery during the COVID-19 pandemicCentral Message

• Jean-Luc A. Maigrot, BS,
• Guangjin Zhou, PhD,
• Siran M. Koroukian, PhD,
• Aaron J. Weiss, MD, PhD,
• A. Marc Gillinov, MD,
• Faisal Bakaeen, MD,
• Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD,
• Edward G. Soltesz, MD, MPH

Affiliations

Jean-Luc A. Maigrot, BS

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure Treatment and Recovery, Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Guangjin Zhou, PhD

Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

Siran M. Koroukian, PhD

Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

Aaron J. Weiss, MD, PhD

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure Treatment and Recovery, Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

A. Marc Gillinov, MD

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure Treatment and Recovery, Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Faisal Bakaeen, MD

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure Treatment and Recovery, Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure Treatment and Recovery, Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Edward G. Soltesz, MD, MPH

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kaufman Center for Heart Failure Treatment and Recovery, Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Address for reprints: Edward G. Soltesz, MD, MPH, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Desk J4-1, Cleveland, OH 44915.