Prioritizing cardiovascular surgical care in COVID‐19 pandemic: Shall we operate or defer?

Background The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected a large population across the world. Patients with cardiovascular disease have increased morbidity and mortality due to coronavirus disease. The burden over the health care system has to be reduced in this global pandemic to provide optimal care of patients with COVID-19, as well not compromising those who are in need of emergent cardiovascular care. Methods There is a very limited data...