American Society of Echocardiography COVID-19 Statement Update: Lessons Learned and Preparation for Future Pandemics
The COVID-19 pandemic has evolved since the publication of the initial American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) statements providing guidance to echocardiography laboratories. In light of new developments, the ASE convened a diverse, expert writing group to address the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic and to apply lessons learned to echocardiography laboratory operations in future pandemics. This statement addresses important areas specifically impacted by the current and future pandemics: (1) indications for echocardiography, (2) application of echocardiographic services in a pandemic (3) infection/transmission mitigation strategies, (4) role of cardiac point-of-care ultrasound/critical care echocardiography, and (5) training in echocardiography.
Published Date
November 2, 2023
Source
JASE
Topic
- Guidelines
Language
- English
- Spanish
Technique
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR)
- Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS)
- Point of Care Ultrasound
- Right Ventricular Systolic Pressure (RVSP)
- Strain
- Stress Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echo (TTE)
Disease
- Cardiomyopathy (CM)
- Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- COVID-19
- Heart Failure (HF)
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH)
- Nonvalvular Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
- Valvular Heart Disease (VHD)
- Vascular
Anatomy
- Left Atrial Appendage (LAA)
- Left Ventricle or Left Ventricular (LV)
- Left Ventricular Function (LVF)
- Right Ventricle or Right Ventricular (RV)
- Tricuspid Valve (TV)
Audience
- Advanced Practice Practitioners
- Allied Health
- Critical Care Physicians
- Emergency Physicians
- Fellows in Training
- Medical Students
- Nurse Practitioners
- Nurses
- Patients
- Pediatric
- Physician Assistants
- Physicians
- Sonographer Students
- Sonographers
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