The Global Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on STEMI Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) requiring primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) worldwide. In this review we examine the global effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on incidence of STEMI admissions, and relationship between the pandemic and door to balloon time (D2B), all-cause mortality, and other secondary STEMI outcomes.

Methods

We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to primarily compare D2B time and in-hospital mortality of STEMI patients who underwent primary PCI during and before the pandemic. Subgroup analyses were performed to investigate the influence of geographical region and income status of a country on STEMI care. An online database search included studies that comp

SUBMITTER: Chew NWS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8056787 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature