Background Cardiovascular patients are at increased risk of acquiring coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) infection while their visit to healthcare facilities. There is a need for alternative tools for optimal monitoring and management of cardiovascular patients in the present pandemic situation. Digital health care may prove to be a new revolutionary tool to protect cardiovascular patients from coronavirus disease by avoiding routine visits to health care facilities that are already overwhelmed with COVID‐19 patients. Methods To evaluate the role of digital health care in the present era of the COVID‐19 pandemic, we have reviewed the published literature on digital health services providing cardiovascular care. Results and Conclusion Digital health including telemedicine services, robotic telemedicine carts, use of artificial intelligence and machine learning, use of digital gadgets like smartwatches and web‐based applications may be a safe alternative for the management of cardiovascular patients in the present pandemic situation.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a very rare cause of extracranial carotid artery pseudoaneurysm. A 39-year-old man presented with a rapidly increasing neck mass and hoarseness of voice for 15 days. He was on antitubercular treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis. Computed tomography angiography showed a large pseudoaneurysm of the right common carotid artery. Emergency surgery was performed to excise the pseudoaneurysm sac and repair the artery with a Dacron graft. Postoperative angiography showed normal flow in the carotids and cerebral circulation. Histology of the excised tissue was consistent with a tubercular etiology of the pseudoaneurysm.

Background The coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) has affected a large population across the world. Patients with cardiovascular disease have increased morbidity and mortality due to coronavirus disease. The burden over the health care system has to be reduced in this global pandemic to provide optimal care of patients with COVID‐19, as well not compromising those who are in need of emergent cardiovascular care. Methods There is a very limited data published defining which cardiovascular procedures are to be performed or to be deferred in the COVID‐19 pandemic. In this article, we have reviewed a few published guidelines regarding cardiovascular surgery in COVID‐19 pandemics. Conclusion After reviewing a few available guidelines regarding cardiovascular surgery in COVID‐19, we conclude to perform only those surgeries which cannot be deferred to a certain period of time, to reduce the burden of the health care system of the country, provide optimal care to patients with COVID‐19, and to protect health care workers and cardiovascular patients from COVID‐19.

Carotid body tumor excision can lead to various complications including vascular injury and pseudoaneurysm formation. Here we describe a case of carotid body tumor excision followed by series of complications including pseudoaneurysm formation, failure of primary surgical repair, carotid stump syndrome following parent artery occlusion, and persistent hypotension.