1. Safe Reintroduction of Cardiovascular Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: From the North American Society Leadership
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James Carr, Robert A. Harrington, Vinod H. Thourani, Joseph A. Dearani, Andrea M. Russo, Alan B. Packard, Sean A. Virani, Jean Francois Legare, David A. Wood, Vasken Dilsizian, Kenneth Gin, Ron Blankstein, Andrew D. Krahn, Jonathon Leipsic, Janarthanan Sathananthan, John G. Webb, Alice Virani, Athena Poppas, Ehtisham Mahmud, Madhav Swaminathan, and Sharmila Dorbala
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The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to marked global morbidity and mortality ([1–3][1]). There have been appropriate but significant restrictions on routine medical care to comply with public health guidance on physical distancing and to help preserve or redirect limited
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- 2020