PCR Planet: interventional cardiology in the context of COVID-19 in Canada and the USA

In this video William Wijns, Nicolo Piazza and Azeem Latib break down the challenges of working in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and how they select patients for elective cases.

The most challenging situations they encountered were:

  • To convert a coronary care unit into a COVID floor
  • To work in confined spaces
  • The selection of low risk VS high risk patients
  • The absence of national coordination in the health system in the USA

Speakers

Dr. Azim Lateeb

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

Montefiore Medical Center Moses Division - New York, United States of America

Dr. Nicolo Piazza

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

McGill University Faculty of Medicine - Montreal, Canada

William Wijns

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist

The Lambe Institute for Translational Medicine and Curam - Galway, Ireland

This video was recorded on 14 April 2020.

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