Medical Director Appointed Associate Editor of an ACC Journal Case selection and management of both emergent and urgent procedures are discussed in detail, including procedures that may be safely deferred or performed bedside. The current document based on available data and consensus opinion addresses appropriate catheterization laboratory preparedness for treating these patients, including procedure-room readiness to minimize external contamination, safe donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE) to eliminate risk to staff, and staffing algorithms to minimize exposure and maximize team availability.

In addition to patient-related care concerns in infected individuals, focus must also relate to diminishing community spread, protection of staff, case selection, and concentration of resources. The novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is highly infectious, carries significant morbidity and mortality, and has rapidly resulted in strained healthcare system and hospital resources. Read moreĬonsiderations for cardiac catheterization laboratory procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic perspectives from the SCAI ELM members and graduates His keen interest in how he could use research to change the course of disease drew him to minimally invasive endovascular procedures and inspired him to affect those changes in his patients. Banerjee is passionate about research, having led many landmark medical research trials, presented the latest scientific results from studies, and has published more than 450 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters. Banerjee was Professor of Medicine and Chief of Cardiology and Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at the VA North Texas Health Care System in Dallas.ĭr. Prior to joining Baylor Scott & White, Dr. Thomas Endowed Chair in Cardiology and Chief of Cardiovascular Research and Innovation at Baylor University Medical Center, a part of Baylor Scott & White Health. One of the nation’s leading experts in interventional cardiology and complex cardiac and vascular surgery, Subhash Banerjee, MD, is the Paul J. Subhash Banerjee, MD, Interventional Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Research and Innovation at Baylor University Medical Center

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