An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis of the Impact of COVID-19 on Hospitalizations for Vascular Events in 3 Canadian Provinces.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 infection is associated with a pro-coagulable state, thrombosis, and cardiovascular events. However, its impact on population-based rates of vascular events is less well understood. We studied temporal trends in hospitalizations for stroke and myocardial infarction in 3 Canadian provinces (Alberta, Ontario, and Nova Scotia) between 2014 and 2022.

Methods

Linked administrative data from each province were used to identify admissions for ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, cerebral venous thrombosis, and myocardial infarction. Event rates per 100,000/quarter, standardized to the 2016 Canadian population, were calculated. We assessed changes from quarterly rates pre-pandemic (2014-2020), compared to rates in the pandemic period (2020-2022), using inte

SUBMITTER: Holodinsky JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11357754 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature