Secondary Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients With Heart Failure

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has presented 2 sets of challenges to the heart failure (HF) community. First, we were forced to rapidly establish best practices for the care of patients with HF and COVID-19 and to manage its cardiovascular complications. Although health systems have been immediately and appropriately focused on mitigation, we must prepare for the second wave of challenges ahead—the consequences of disruptions in HF care at the patient, provider, and systems levels.