Clinical Pathway for Management of Suspected or Positive Novel Coronavirus-19 Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Crit Pathw Cardiol. 2020 Jun;19(2):49-54. doi: 10.1097/HPC.0000000000000223.

Abstract

Novel coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19) is an escalating, highly infectious global pandemic that is quickly overwhelming healthcare systems. This has implications on standard cardiac care for ST-elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMIs). In the setting of anticipated resource scarcity in the future, we are forced to reconsider fibrinolytic therapy in our management algorithms. We encourage clinicians to maintain a high level of suspicion for STEMI mimics, such as myopericarditis which is a known, not infrequent, complication of COVID-19 disease. Herein, we present a pathway developed by a multidisciplinary panel of stakeholders at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center for the management of STEMI in suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Cost of Illness
  • Critical Pathways / standards*
  • Delivery of Health Care / standards
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / standards*
  • Pandemics
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
  • ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
  • ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / therapy*