Consensus Statement on Coronary Intervention during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: from the Korean Society of Interventional Cardiology (KSIC)

Lee, Kwan Yong; Lee, Bong-Ki; Kim, Won-Jang; Kang, Se Hun; Park, Taek Kyu; Kim, Song-Yi; Suh, Jung-Won; Yoon, Chang-Hwan; Yang, Dong Heon; Ryu, Sung Kee; Kim, Sang-Hyun; Lee, Sung Yun; Chae, In-Ho

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious disease caused by the novel virus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2. The first case developed in December, 2019 in Wuhan, China; several months later, COVID-19 has become pandemic, and there is no end in sight. This disaster is also causing serious health problems in the area of cardiovascular intervention. In response, the Korean Society of Interventional Cardiology formed a COVID-19 task force to develop practice guidelines. This special article introduces clinical practice guidelines to prevent secondary transmission of COVID-19 within facilities; the guidelines were developed to protect patients and healthcare workers from this highly contagious virus. We hope these guidelines help healthcare workers and cardiovascular disease patients around the world cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.