To preserve healthcare resources and prevent vulnerable patients from being unnecessarily exposed to healthcare facilities and the Emergency Department (ED), healthcare practitioners are screening patients via virtual assessment (phone, telehealth or regionally available platforms), in order to determine the appropriate diagnostic and treatment approach.

The Canadian Cardiovascular Society COVID-19 Rapid Response Team has developed a practical guide designed to guide your clinical reasoning to differentiate the likely etiology of symptoms for a patient with known heart failure (HF).

Download the Is it COVID-19 or Is it Heart Failure? Guide >>