Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on STEMI care: An expanded analysis from the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic migitation measures on of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) care.

Background

We previously reported a 38% decline in cardiac catheterization activations during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic mitigation measures. This study extends our early observations using a larger sample of STEMI programs representative of different US regions with the inclusion of more contemporary data.

Methods

Data from 18 hospitals or healthcare systems in the US from January 2019 to April 2020 were collecting including number activations for STEMI, the number of activations leading to angiography and primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI), and average door to balloon (D2B) times. Two periods, January 2019-Febr

SUBMITTER: Garcia S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7436427 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature