Cardiovascular Hospitalizations and Hospitalization Costs in Japan During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, cardiovascular hospitalizations decreased and in-hospital mortality for ST-elevation myocardial infarction and heart failure increased. However, limited research has been conducted on hospitalization and mortality rates for cardiovascular disease (CVD) other than ischemic heart disease and heart failure. Methods and Results: We analyzed the records of 530 certified hospitals affiliated with the Japanese Circulation Society obtained from the nationwide JROAD-DPC database between April 2014 and March 2021. A quasi-Poisson regression model was used to predict the counterfactual number of hospitalizations for CVD treatment, assuming there was no pandemic. The observed number of inpatients compared with the predicted number i

SUBMITTER: Sugimoto T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10561996 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature