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Understanding myocardial infarction trends during the early COVID-19 pandemic: an infodemiology study.

ABSTRACT: During the first months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in early 2020, Google Trends data in the United States showed a strong increase in search query frequency for chest pain symptoms despite a concurrent decrease in search interest for myocardial infarction. This suggests a reduced attention to acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and chest pain as its main symptom during this time period. These observations could help explain why cardiovascular mortality rose dramatically despite a strong decrease in hospitalisation rates for ACS.

SUBMITTER: Dzaye O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8447322 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Understanding myocardial infarction trends during the early COVID-19 pandemic: an infodemiology study.

Dzaye Omar O   Duebgen Matthias M   Berning Philipp P   Graham Garth G   Martin Seth S SS   Blaha Michael J MJ  

Internal medicine journal 20210702 8

During the first months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in early 2020, Google Trends data in the United States showed a strong increase in search query frequency for chest pain symptoms despite a concurrent decrease in search interest for myocardial infarction. This suggests a reduced attention to acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and chest pain as its main symptom during this time period. These observations could help explain why cardiovascular mortality rose dramatically despit  ...[more]