On May 5, Vanderbilt Heart & Vascular Institute invited Middle Tennessee community cardiologists and primary care clinicians to meet via Zoom for a one-hour forum regarding the coronavirus and heart and vascular care: Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
A panel of VHVI physicians provided an overview of the current impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in our region, examined the correlation between COVID-19 and the heart and discussed Vanderbilt’s role in vaccine research and innovation.
Specific topics included:
- Impact of COVID-19 on our region and cardiovascular outcomes
- How COVID-19 affects heart
- Role of ECMO
- Therapies/Vaccines
- New normal: Next six months and beyond