Five waves of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy: results of a national survey evaluating the impact on activities related to arrhythmias, pacing, and electrophysiology promoted by AIAC (Italian Association of Arrhythmology and Cardiac Pacing).
Giuseppe BorianiFederico GuerraRoberto De PontiAntonio D'OnofrioMichele AccogliMatteo BertiniGiovanni BisignaniGiovanni Battista ForleoMaurizio LandolinaCarlo LavallePasquale NotarstefanoRenato Pietro RicciGabriele ZanottoPietro Palmisanonull nullPublished in: Internal and emergency medicine (2022)
The dramatic and profound derangement in arrhythmia management that characterized the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic was followed by a progressive return to the volume of activities of the pre-pandemic periods, even if with different temporal dynamics and some heterogeneity. Remote monitoring was largely implemented during the first wave, but full implementation is needed.