Joint Consensus Statement – Safety Precautions for Doing Echocardiography and Image Acquisition During COVID-19: Indian Academy of Echocardiography, Bangladesh Cardiac Society, Cardiac Society of Nepal, and Sri Lanka College of Cardiology

• Published in: Journal of The Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 145 - 148
• Main Authors: Gupta, Rakesh, Parashar, S. K., Chopra, H. K., Shrivastava, Sameer, Govind, Satish C., Majumder, Abdullah Al Shafi, Islam, A. K. M. Monwarul, Ahmed, Mohsin, Mohibullah, A. K. M., Bhatt, Yadav Kumar Deo, Sharma, Deewakar, Adhikari, Chandra Mani, Prajapati, Dipanker, Mubarak, M. R., Amarasekara, Stanley, Vijayraghavan, G., Raju, P. Krisham, Anjaneyulu, A. V., Alagesan, R., Kasliwal, R. R., Manjuran, Rajan J., Shanmugasundrum, S., Amuthan, V., Kaushik, S. K., Yavagal, S. T., Chatterjee, Debika, Raghu, K., Ponde, C. K., Bansal, Manish, Gnanavelu, G., Mehrotra, Rahul, Bohra, Sunil, Veermani, S., Singh, U. P., Rajesh, G., Krishnamoorti, K. M., Shah, Rishikesh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 2020; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: covid-19; echocardiography; image acquisition; joint statement; safety precautions; Trade and professional associations

An echocardiographic investigation is one of the key modalities of diagnosis in patients suffering from COVID-19, especially if they are elderly, have associated comorbid conditions, and pregnant. Hence, it is becoming extremely essential to look into the correct safety precautions, health-care prof...