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At the center of the crisis is the highly infectious and deadly SARS\u2010CoV\u20102, which has altered everything from individual daily lives to the global economy and our collective consciousness. Aside from the pulmonary manifestations of disease, there are likely to be several electrophysiologic (EP) sequelae of COVID\u201019 infection and its treatment, due to consequences of myocarditis and the use of QT\u2010prolonging drugs. Most crucially, the surge in COVID\u201019 positive patients that have already overwhelmed the New York City hospital system requires conservation of hospital resources including personal protective equipment (PPE), reassignment of personnel, and reorganization of institutions, including the EP laboratory. In this proposal, we detail the specific protocol changes that our EP department has adopted during the COVID\u201019 pandemic, including performance of only urgent\/emergent procedures, after hours\/7\u2010day per week laboratory operation, single attending\u2010only cases to preserve PPE, appropriate use of PPE, telemedicine and video chat follow\u2010up appointments, and daily conferences to collectively manage the clinical and ethical dilemmas to come. 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