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World J Cardiol. May 26, 2022; 14(5): 271-281
Published online May 26, 2022. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v14.i5.271
Published online May 26, 2022. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v14.i5.271
Same day discharge after structural heart disease interventions in the era of the coronavirus-19 pandemic and beyond
Abdulaziz A Asbeutah, Fatima Hassan, Jesus Avila Vega, Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38013, United States
Muhammad Junaid, Internal Medicine, Forrest City Medical Center, Forrest City, AR 72335, United States
Nephertiti Efeovbokhan, Department of Cardiology, NEA Baptist clinic, Jonesboro, AR 72401, United States
Rami N Khouzam, Department of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38104, United States
Uzoma N Ibebuogu, Department of Cardiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38103, United States
Author contributions: Asbeutah A, Avila Vega J, Junaid M and Efeobokhan N contributed to the literature review, manuscript drafting, and table generation; Khouzam N and Ibebuogu U critically reviewed the manuscript and provided supervision.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There is no conflict of interest associated with any of the senior author or other coauthors contributed their efforts in this manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Rami N Khouzam, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 956 Court Avenue, Ste. A318D, Memphis, TN 38104, United States. khouzamrami@yahoo.com
Received: October 26, 2021
Peer-review started: October 26, 2021
First decision: March 7, 2022
Revised: March 14, 2022
Accepted: April 21, 2022
Article in press: April 21, 2022
Published online: May 26, 2022
Processing time: 204 Days and 1.9 Hours
Peer-review started: October 26, 2021
First decision: March 7, 2022
Revised: March 14, 2022
Accepted: April 21, 2022
Article in press: April 21, 2022
Published online: May 26, 2022
Processing time: 204 Days and 1.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Same-day discharge can safely be done among a highly selected group of patients undergoing structural interventional cardiac procedures.