HFSA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources

• ACE-i and ARBs treatments and COVD-19 - Patients taking ACE-i and ARBs who contract COVID-19 should continue treatment, unless otherwise advised by their physician

• Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Provider Financial Relief - Important Provider Financial Relief Message from the American Medical Association

• Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Provider Financial Relief - HFSA Writes to Congressional Leaders Outlining HFSA Priorities for Next Coronavirus Relief Package
   
• Clinical Guidance for the CV Care Team - ACC Issues COVID-19 Clinical Guidance For the CV Care Team

• Clinical Trials and COVID-19 - Heart Failure Collaboratory Statement on Clinical Trials in the Landscape of COVID-19

• Clinical Trials and COVID-19 - FDA Guidance on Conduct of Clinical Trials of Medical Products during COVID-19 Pandemic

• Journal of Cardiac Failure - JCF seeking reports on cardiac complications of COVID-19 

• COVID-19 or Heart Failure? - Canadian Cardiovascular Society guide on differentiating between COVID-19 and Heart Failure

• CV Considerations During Pandemic - JACC article on Cardiovascular Considerations for Patients, Health Care Workers, and Health Systems During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

• CV Disease and COVID-19 - Circulation article on COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Disease

• CVD Registry - American Heart Association Develops COVID-19 CVD Registry

• LVAD Support and COVID-19 - Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 in a Patient on Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Support

• Medicare, etc. Reimbursement - COVID-19 Reimbursement Resources for Heart Failure Care Providers

• SARS-CoV2 and Myocarditis - Seeking cardiac tissue samples from myocarditis patients for assessing SARS-CoV2 and myocarditis

• Supplemental Funding - Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) related to COVID-19 

• Sustaining Research - Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding

• Telehealth and Virtual Visits - Virtual Visits for Care of Patients with Heart Failure in the Era of COVID-19: A Statement from the Heart Failure Society of America
   
• Telehealth and Virtual Visits - Op-Ed: As a doctor, I use telemedicine. With the coronavirus threat, it could revolutionize healthcare

• Troponin Levels and COVID-19 - Elevated troponin in patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): possible mechanisms

COVID-19 Resource Centers – Federal agencies and major health organizations:

• American Board of Internal Medicine
• American College of Cardiology
• American Heart Association
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Food and Drug Administration
• Health and Human Services
   

• ACE-i and ARBs treatments and COVD-19 - Patients taking ACE-i and ARBs who contract COVID-19 should continue treatment, unless otherwise advised by their physician

• Coronavirus and Heart Failure - An Overview - Podcast Episode 

• Exercising - Exercising while social distancing: recommendations in the face of COVID-19

• Healthy lifestyle - Resources to maintain healthy lifestyle amidst COVID-19 outbreak

• Heart Failure Patients and COVID-19 - Statement from HFSA

• Heart Failure and Coronavirus: The Importance of Self-Advocacy - Podcast Episode

• How to Have Successful Virtual Visits with Your Care Tea‪m‬ - Podcast Episode

• Precautions for Patients - Coronavirus precautions for patients and others facing higher risks

• Scams - Doctor nets huge profits selling COVID-19 tests, officials warn against using them

• Scams - How to Protect Yourself From Coronavirus Related Scams and Fraud

• Sodium - Stocking Your Shelves to Shelter At Home – Avoiding Hidden Sodium

• Symptoms - Coronavirus and Your Heart: Don't Ignore Heart Symptoms

• What heart patients should know about coronavirus - AHA article

• Women’s Health - COVID-19 Guidance for Women’s Health