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  • CRT 2020, COVID-19 and Beyond

    Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) 2020, which was held February 22–25, 2020, might be remembered by the stunning new location the Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, by its spotlight on 125 women in interventional cardiology, or by the keynote speakers: former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and former First Lady Michelle Obama. But most likely, CRT 2020 will be rememberhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2020.03.022ed as the last cardiology meeting in 2020 just before the outbreak of COVID-19 in the U.S. Although the COVID-19 outbreak started in China toward the last quarter of 2019, it had little impact on the overall attendance at CRT, with 2800 attendees and fewer than 200 cancellations, primarily from countries in Asia, like China, South Korea, Singapore, and Japan. In addition, a scheduled live case from San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy, was canceled as that hospital ceased all elective cases in preparation to treat patients infected by the novel coronavirus.

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