Covid-19 and the Cardiologist!

While the world is badly hit by this SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the cardiologists have a special role to play and risks too to bear. Patients with known cardiovascular diseases are at a risk of increased morbidity and mortality by this infection. Also, Covid-19 may present with varied cardiovascular manifestations. This puts the upfront managing cardiologist and his team at greater risk of catching infection. So, they need to find the best possible way to help such patients with minimum possible risk of cross infection. In the midst of genuine and great fear of catching infection in the minds of general population, the number of STEMI visiting the cardiology ER has dramatically fallen. This is posing a great setback to patients who would otherwise have had the mortality advantage primary percutaneous intervention offers. Hope, the cardiologists and their patients sail out of this pandemic safely along with all others too.