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Taking care after Heart Surgery during the pandemic

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The coronavirus pandemic has drastically changed the world as we once knew it, significantly affecting our health, wellbeing, finances, and social collaborations.  The operating rooms in hospitals have come a full circle - from being closed or reallocated as intensive care units (ICUs) for covid patients, to intermittent and regular use as we progress towards a new normal.  The pandemic has affected health care infrastructure in many ways and subsequently often led to delays of nonurgent surgeries. If you are scheduled for a procedure that is not urgently needed (elective surgery), your heart specialist may recommend delaying to protect your health and limit the spread of Covid-19 infection. If having surgery urgently is what is best for your health, hospitals and healthcare workers are taking full precautions and careful steps to keep you safe. It is important to weigh the risk of delay against benefit of moving ahead with surgery, says the best cardiologist in Delhi , Dr....