Use of cardiac CT amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: North American perspective.
COVID-19
Cardiac CT
Coronary CTA
Journal
Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography
ISSN: 1876-861X
Titre abrégé: J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101308347
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
28
09
2020
revised:
06
11
2020
accepted:
10
11
2020
pubmed:
30
11
2020
medline:
4
3
2021
entrez:
29
11
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected patient care deliver throughout the world, resulting in a greater emphasis on efficiently and safety. In this article, we discuss the experiences of several North American centers in utilizing cardiac CT during the pandemic. We also provide a case-based overview which highlights the advantages of cardiac CT in evaluating the following scenarios: (1) patients with possible myocardial injury versus myocardial infarction; (2) patients with acute chest pain; (3) patients with stable chest pain; (4) patients with possible intracardiac thrombus; (5) patients with valvular heart disease. For each scenario, we also provide an overview of various societies recommendations which have highlighted the use of cardiac CT during different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope that the advantages of cardiac CT that have been realized during the pandemic can help promote wider adoption of this technique and improved coverage and payment by payors.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33248903
pii: S1934-5925(20)30476-7
doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2020.11.004
pmc: PMC7661966
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
16-26Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest None of the authors of this manuscript have a conflict of interest relevant to this topic.