Cardiac Imaging on COVID-19 Pandemic Era: the Stand, The Lost, and Found.
Riccardo LigaAlessia GimelliPublished in: Current cardiovascular imaging reports (2022)
The infection of SARS-CoV-2, leading to the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), has represented a consistent challenge for the organization of the healthcare systems, associating to a significant increase of the fatality rate of different acute and chronic disease. Moreover, the reallocation of healthcare providers led to a significant reduction of the availability of tests and therapies, with the deferral of non-urgent tests and non-lifesaving procedures.