Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research 2008-5117 12 3 2020 09 05 Iranian Society of Cardiac Surgeons COVID-19 task force version II, restarting elective surgeries 158 164 10.34172/jcvtr.2020.28 EN Alireza Alizadeh Ghavidel https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5013-0039 Mohammadreza Mirzaaghayan Mohammad Ali Yousefnia Esmaeil Asdaghpour Ramin Baghaei Tehrani Naser Jalilifar Hasan Radmehr Mahmoud Shirzad Nicholas Austine Hosein Ahmadi Zargham Hossein Ahmadi Abbas Afrasiabi Rad Ahmadali Amirghofran Ahmad Amin Zahra Ansari Aval Kamran Babazadeh Alireza Bakhshandeh Bahador Baharestani Rezayat Parvizi Amirnaser Jadbabaei Alireza Jahangirifard Saeed Hoseini Manouchehr Hekmat Amanollah Heidari Minoosh Shabani Parham Sadeghipour Mehrdad Salehi Shervin Ziabakhsh Tabari Mohammad Abbasi Maziar Gholampour Dahaki Ata Firouzi Mojgan Laali Mohammad Hosein Mandegar Mohsen Mirmohammadsadeghi Mohammadali Navvabi Shirazi Akbar Nikpajooh REVIEW 10.34172/jcvtr.2020.28 2020 06 08 2020 07 10 Given the nature of heart disease and the importance of continuing heart surgery during the pandemic and its aftermath and in order to provide adequate safety for the surgical team and achieve the desired result for patients, as well as the optimal use of ICU beds, the medical team, blood, blood products, and personal protective equipment, it is essential to change the usual approach during the pandemic. There are still a lot of evidences and experiences needed to produce the perfect protocol. Some centers may have a special program for their centers during this period of epidemics that can be respected and performed. Generally, in pandemic conditions, the use of non-surgical approaches is preferred if similar outcomes can be obtained.