Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: How Do We Expand Capacity in the COVID-19 Era?

Heart, Lung and Circulation in the COVID-19 Era: About COVID-19, Not Just About COVID-19

“…2021 has seen further articles about COVID-19 but rather than initial, well-considered pandemic guidance offered by experts and projections and predictions of likely effects to come, we are now seeing original contributions and commentary about the lived experience from the “fields of battle” in Australia and elsewhere in terms of: the acute disease, its manifestations and complications [ [33] , [34] , [35] , [36] , [37] , [38] ]; the adaptations to and opportunities in COVID-19 care [ 39 , 40 ] and in other care settings [ 41 ]; the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on diagnostic cardiac procedural volumes [ 42 , 43 ] and cardiac surgery [ 44 , 45 ]; and, more recently, the reported side-effects of COVID-19 vaccination [ 46 , 47 ].…”

“…Overall, in the COVID-19 era-to-date, Heart, Lung and Circulation has published on a range of responses to, and more recently, the effects of, the COVID-19 global pandemic on health care services and their utilisation. Heart, Lung and Circulation is also publishing on much more, including expert guidance and other articles on current topics of importance or interest in cardiovascular medicine worldwide as identified by expert commentators [ 15 , 22 , 41 , 47 ]. Special Issues address themes from the general (women’s heart health; environment, climate and cardiovascular health) to the specific (genetic heart diseases; vascular ageing).…”