General Cardiac Resources
DISCLAIMER: The information in this resource centre represents general guidance based on current practice and available evidence. The documents in the resource centre were developed by provincial clinical experts, reflecting best knowledge at the time of writing, and is subject to revision based on changing circumstances and conditions. This information is intended to be “guidance rather than directive,” and is not meant to replace clinical judgment. Reference to Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) or Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the documents should not replace or supersede the IPAC and PPE protocols or directives in place at your hospital.
General
- CCS Poster – Emergencies Are Still Emergencies: Don’t Ignore the Signs of Heart Problems (May 2020)
- HSF Podcast - Healthcare insights during COVID-19 – Cardiac systems of care (May 8, 2020)
- HSF News Release - New data confirms significant drop in heart attack patients presenting at hospital (April 30, 2020)
- UBC Guidance - COVID-19 & Cardiovascular Disease: What the Cardiac Healthcare Provider Should Know (Updated Regularly)
- HSF News Release: Heart and Stroke Reminds Canadians to Call 911 for Heart Attacks, Stroke, Cardiac Arrest (March 26, 2020)
- JACC Clinical Guidance Page – COVID-19 Clinical Guidance for Global Cardiovascular Clinicians
- CAIC_CCS Poster – Don’t Ignore Heart Symptoms
Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidance and Webinars
Guidance
- CCS Guidance - Safe Reintroduction of Cardiovascular Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidance from North American Societies (April 26, 2020)
- CCS Guidance – Cardiovascular Training During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada (April 24, 2020)
- CCS Guidance - Tips, pitfalls and red flags for family physicians caring for patients with cardiovascular disease during the COVID-19 pandemic (April 15, 2020)
- CCS Guidance - Management of referral, triage, waitlist and reassessment of cardiac patients during the COVID-19 pandemic (April 7, 2020)
- CCS Guidance and CHFS SCIC - Is it COVID-19 or Is it Heart Failure? Management of Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients (April 1, 2020)
- CCS Guidance - Reducing in-hospital spread and the optimal use of resources for the care of hospitalized cardiovascular patients during the COVID-19 pandemic (March 30, 2020)
- CCS Guidance - Community-based Care of the Cardiovascular Patient During the COVID-19 Pandemic (March 25, 2020)
- CCS Guidance - COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Disease: What the Cardiac Healthcare Provider Should Know (March 22, 2020)
- CCS Guidance - COVID-19 and concerns regarding use of cardiovascular medications (March 20, 2020)
- CCS Guidance – COVID-19 Rapid Response Team
- CCS Guidance - Ambulatory management and diagnostic testing during the COVID-19 crisis (March 17, 2020)
Webinar
- CCS Webinar - The New “Virtual Reality”: Practical Approaches to the Delivery of Cardiac Rehabilitation Care during the COVID-19 Crisis (Recording)
- CSS Webinar - Canadian Perspectives – Prevention (June 10, 2020)
- CSS Webinar - Canadian Perspectives – Heart Failure (June 3, 2020)
- CCS Webinar - The New “Virtual Reality”: Practical Approaches to the Delivery of Cardiac Rehabilitation Care during the COVID-19 Crisis (May 27, 2020)
- CCS Webinar – A NEW DAWN: The Rise of POCUS during the Pandemic and Beyond (May 20, 2020)
- CCS Webinar - CCS CHFS COVID-19: Tackling HF Care (May 7, 2020)
- CCS Webinar - Cardiac Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic - A Canadian Perspective (May 6, 2020)
- CCS Webinar - CRITICAL! ICU Care for Cardiovascular Practitioner: Guidance from the Canadian Cardiovascular Critical Care Society (April 29, 2020)
- CCS Webinar - Practice of Echocardiography during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidance from the Canadian Society of Echocardiography (April 22, 2020)
- CCS Webinar - A Call for Clinical Acumen: Care Delivery in the COVID-19 Era (April 15, 2020)
- CCS Webinar – The CCS COVID-19 Rapid Response Team presents: Cardiovascular Considerations & Treatment Tips for Patients with COVID-19 (April 1, 2020)
- CCS Webinar - COVID-19 & the Cardiovascular Patient: Practical advice for implementing recommendation from the CCS COVID-19 Rapid Response Team (March 25, 2020)
e-Chat
- CCS e-Chat – The Bottom Line on Sex, Gender and COVID-19 (May 14, 2020)
- CCS e-Chat : Burning questions in the COVID era: Responsible use of PPE and navigating Code Blue (April 16, 2020)
Approach to Elective & Non-Emergent Procedures
- PMCC - Pandemic Planning Initiatives (March 19, 2020)
- CCS Memo - Guidance on hospital-based care and cardiac procedure use (March 19, 2020)
- HHS - Priority for Outpatient CathPCI (March 18, 2020)
Echocardiography
Electrophysiology
- Canadian Heart Rhythm Society - CHRS Position Statement Regarding Procedure Prioritization During the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 8, 2020)
- Canadian Heart Rhythm Society – Guidance on Minimizing Risk of Drug-Induced Ventricular Arrhythmia During Treatment of COVID-19 (April 6, 2020)
- UOHI - COVID-19/SARS-COV 2 Pandemic: Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Service Operational Plan
- UOHI Letter – COVID Ablation Waitlist Letter to Patients (March 25, 2020)
Cardiac Surgery
- UOHI_CardiOttawa - A Simple Decision Aid for Cardiac Surgical ICU Capacity Planning (April 27, 2020)
- CJC - Cardiac surgery in Canada during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guidance Statement from the Canadian Society of Cardiac Surgeons (April 8, 2020)
Interventional Cardiology
- The New England Journal of Medicine: ST-Segment Elevation in Patients with Covid-19 — A Case Series (April 24, 2020)
- CorHealth Ontario Communications: Considerations for Emergency Department STEMI Management in the Context of COVID-19 (April 23, 2020)
- ACC_SCAI Consensus Statement - Triage Considerations for Patients Referred for Structural Heart Disease Intervention During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19) Pandemic (April 6, 2020)
- SCAI_CAIC Recorded Webinar - TAVR and COVID-19: Latest Society Guidance and Experiences From the US and Canada (April 2, 2020)
- UOHI - UOHI Protocol for Very Early Discharge of STEMI Patients (March 28, 2020)
- SCAI Resources – COVID-19
- SCAI Article - Considerations for Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic. SCAI ELM Perspectives (March 25, 2020)
- CJC Guidance - Precautions and Procedures for Coronary and Structural Cardiac Interventions during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidance from Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology (March 23, 2020)
- CAIC Guidance - Precautions and Procedures for Coronary and Structural Cardiac Interventions during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidance from CAIC-ACCI (March 24, 2020)
- ACC_SCAI Guidance - Cath Lab Considerations During COVID-19. Joint ACC Interventional Council/SCAI document (March 19, 2020)
- SCAI Memo - Interventional Cardiology COVID-19 Recommendations (March 16, 2020)
Virtual Care
- Journal of Cardiac Failure – Virtual Visits for Care of Patients with Heart Failure in the Era of COVID-19: A Statement from the Heart Failure Society of America (April 18, 2020)
- CorHealth Resources - Central Repository of Virtual Resources for Heart Failure (April 17, 2020)
Rehabilitation
- AACVPR Infographic – Returning with Care: How to Safely Open your Program
- AACVPR Considerations - Considerations for Resuming In-Center Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program Services
Virtual Rehab Resources
- AACVPR Coronavirus Resources
- BACPR Guidance - Regarding Provision of Cardiac Rehabilitation Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- CorHealth Resource - Quality Indicators for Virtual Cardiovascular Rehabilitation during COVID-19 and Beyond (May 22, 2020)
- UOHI Webinar - Best Practices on How to Provide Virtual Cardiac Rehabilitation to Your Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic (May 14, 2020)
- BACPR Resources - Cardiac Rehab Programmes During the COVID-19 Outbreak (April 3, 2020)
- CACPR Resources - Important Information Related to COVID-19
- CRNO Resources - Cardiovascular Rehab in COVID Times
- UHN Cardiac College Resources - Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Program
- UOHI Resources - Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Guides
Community Supports
- Canadian Stroke Best Practices - 2020 Virtual healthcare checklist
- UOHI Webinar – Top 10 Tips to Staying Physical Active During COVID-19 Pandemic (June 12, 2020)
- UOHI Webinar – Things to Consider While Awaiting Diagnosis Appointments and/or Surgery (May 29, 2020)
- UOHI Webinar – Managing Our Emotions During the COVID-19 Pandemic (May 22, 2020)
- HSF Webinar - Mental health and emotional wellness during COVID-19 Question and Answer (May 21, 2020)
- UOHI Webinar – Coronary Artery Disease and Recovery After Heart Attack: Life-Long Management (May 15, 2020)
- HSF Webinar - Improving the quality of lives and mental wellness when providing care for people living with heart failure and their caregivers (May 12, 2020)
- UOHI Webinar – Top 10 Tips for Eating Healthy During COVID-19 Pandemic (May 8, 2020)
- UOHI Webinar - Helping Patients Quit Smoking during the COVID-19 Pandemic (May 7, 2020)
- HSF Webinar - A Chat with Heart Failure Experts: Tips on Improving your Heart and Mental Health and Coping with the Impact of COVID-19 (May 4, 2020)
- HSF Webinar – Practical virtual rehabilitation and self-management techniques during COVID-19 for people living with heart conditions (April 24, 2020)
- Wounds Canada - COVID-19 Pandemic: Caring for the Carer: Three Part Series (April 14, 16, 18, 2020)
- HSF Webinar - Sex and Gender Differences in the Risk & Management of COVID-19 (April 16, 2020)
- HSF Webinar - Caregiving Challenges During COVID-19 and Practical Supports for Staying Afloat (April 9, 2020)
- HSF Webinar - Support, self-management & self-care during COVID-19 for people with stroke, heart conditions & vascular cognitive impairment (March 31, 2020)
- UOHI Resource Center – COVID19 Updates and Resources
- HSF - Interim Courses & Virtual Offerings During COVID 19 Pandemic (self-directed)
- HSF - Community Support Groups