In mid-December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) was discovered and quickly spread throughout the world. As a result, there were several regional and national initiatives in the United States aimed to lessen both loss of life and the strain on the hospital systems caring for these patients. In the hospital, much of the focus was placed on the strategies to care for the hospitalized patients with COVID-19. As a by-product of these changes, alterations in the outpatient care of non-ill patients profoundly affected the routine surveillance and treatment of patients with cardiac conditions.

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