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Implementation of a cardiovascular emergency telephone line in response to lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic

Lucrecia M. Burgos, MD, Alfonsina Candiello, Silvina S. Ferradas, Andreína Gil Ramirez, Santiago Ordoñez, Ignacio Mondragón, Alberto Alves de Lima, Diego Conde, Jorge A. Belardi, Juan P. Costabel

Abstract


The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has restricted health care access for patients with cardiovascular (CV) disease.


Keywords


COVID-19, pandemic, cardiovascular emergency

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5055/jem.0523

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