Fewer Hospitalizations for Acute Cardiovascular Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although patients with cardiovascular disease face excess risks of severe illness with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), there may be indirect consequences of the pandemic on this high-risk patient segment.

Objectives

This study sought to examine longitudinal trends in hospitalizations for acute cardiovascular conditions across a tertiary care health system.

Methods

Acute cardiovascular hospitalizations were tracked between January 1, 2019, and March 31, 2020. Daily hospitalization rates were estimated using negative binomial models. Temporal trends in hospitalization rates were compared across the first 3 months of 2020, with the first 3 months of 2019 as a reference.

Results

From January 1, 2019, to March 31, 2020, 6,083 patients experienced 7,1

SUBMITTER: Bhatt AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7250561 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature