Influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on cerebrovascular diseases in the Sao Paulo region of Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rapid spread of covid-19 overwhelmed healthcare systems. This study aimed to investigate the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on hospitalizations and hospital deaths due to cerebrovascular diseases (CVD) in São Paulo state, Brazil.

Methods

This ecologic study evaluated the CVD hospitalizations and hospital deaths (2017-2021) by demographic features and CVD type. During the pandemic (2020-2021), segmented regression models were used to detect changes in CVD trends. We also evaluated the detrended cross-correlation between CVD deaths and hospitalization with the SARS-Cov-2 infection series.

Results

During the pandemic, there is a 35% reduction in CVD hospitalizations, mainly in elective admissions and ischemic stroke, but a 6.5% increase in deaths, especia

SUBMITTER: Abbas-Kayano RT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11850832 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature