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Recommendations for Cardiovascular Prevention During the Sars-Cov-2 Pandemic: An Executive Document by the Board of the Italian Society of Cardiovascular Prevention

2020; Adis, Springer Healthcare; Volume: 27; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s40292-020-00401-1

1179-1985

Massimo Volpe, Allegra Battistoni, Paolo Bellotti, Simonetta Bellone, Marco Bertolotti, Alessandro Biffi, Agostino Consoli, Alberto Corsini, Giovambattista Desideri, Claudio Ferri, Maria Grazia Modena, Giulio Nati, Matteo Pirro, Speranza Rubattu, Giuliano Tocci, Bruno Trimarco, Roberto Volpe, Saula Vigili de Kreutzenberg,

Healthcare Systems and Public Health

In 2020, the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic is causing a huge and dramatic impact on healthcare systems worldwide. During this emergency, fragile patients suffering from other comorbidities, especially patients susceptible to or affected by cardiovascular disease, are the ones most exposed to the poorer outcomes. Therefore, it is still mandatory to continue to strictly adhere to the rules of cardiovascular prevention. This document aims to provide all doctors with simple and clear recommendations in order to spread useful messages to the widest number of subjects in order to continue the battle against cardiovascular diseases even in times of pandemic.