Cardiology, like all the departments in all hospitals, has undergone some major changes since March 2020, namely a huge reduction in procedure volumes, halting clinical trials and finding new ways to communicate with patients via telehealth. It also forced cardiology clinicians to think differently, such as what procedures and tests are "elective" and how to triage which patients will get revascularization or transcatheter heart valve repairs or replacements, and which patients are well enough to hold off on for weeks or months. There were several haunting take-aways in the COVID-19 sessions at the virtual meeting in May for the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI).
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