Relationships between the COVID-19 lockdown, socioeconomic factors and acute coronary syndrome hospitalisations in France.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with an overall drop in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) hospitalizations. Additionally, there is a well-known association between ACS and socioeconomic status. This study aims to assess the COVID-19 effect on ACS admissions in France during the first national lockdown and investigate the factors associated with its spatial heterogeneity.

Materials and methods

In this retrospective study, we used the French hospital discharge database (PMSI) to estimate ACS admission rates in all public and private hospitals in 2019 and 2020. A negative binomial regression explored the nationwide change in ACS admissions during lockdown compared with 2019. A multivariate analysis explored the factors associated with the ACS admis

SUBMITTER: Plat R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10246839 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature