Listen "24: COVID-19 lessons and learnings from Italy with Prof Michele Senni"
Episode Synopsis
“It’s a tsunami not just a wave. The worst tsunami you can imagine”
Prof Michele Senni is Director of Cardiology at Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo Italy. He contracted COVID-19 himself and in this latest podcast he meets with Ankur Kalra, MD to discuss his personal experience in dealing with patients and COVID-19 in Europe’s outbreak epicentre.
Hear them discuss the burden on healthcare, patient selection, the importance of testing and PPE and how COVID has resulted in a reduction of acute myocardial infarction and heart failure in patients.
Submit your question to Ankur via: [email protected]. Hosted by @AnkurKalraMD. Produced by @RadcliffeCARDIO.
What to listen for:
In this episode they discuss:
• [03.00] Personal experience from the front line in Bergamo, Italy
• [19.45] ACS and COVID-19 patients
• [24.00] Myocarditis reduction in COVID-19 patients
• [25.30] Acute onset heart failure and cardiomyopathy in COVID-19 patients
• [29.40] Increased pulmonary pressure in COVID-19 patients
• [30.00] Closing remarks
Prof Michele Senni is Director of Cardiology at Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo Italy. He contracted COVID-19 himself and in this latest podcast he meets with Ankur Kalra, MD to discuss his personal experience in dealing with patients and COVID-19 in Europe’s outbreak epicentre.
Hear them discuss the burden on healthcare, patient selection, the importance of testing and PPE and how COVID has resulted in a reduction of acute myocardial infarction and heart failure in patients.
Submit your question to Ankur via: [email protected]. Hosted by @AnkurKalraMD. Produced by @RadcliffeCARDIO.
What to listen for:
In this episode they discuss:
• [03.00] Personal experience from the front line in Bergamo, Italy
• [19.45] ACS and COVID-19 patients
• [24.00] Myocarditis reduction in COVID-19 patients
• [25.30] Acute onset heart failure and cardiomyopathy in COVID-19 patients
• [29.40] Increased pulmonary pressure in COVID-19 patients
• [30.00] Closing remarks
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