COVID-19-mediated patient delay caused increased total ischaemic time in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The current study aimed to evaluate changes in treatment delay and outcome for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the Netherlands during the first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, thereby comparing regions with a high and low COVID-19 hospitalisation rate.

Methods

Clinical characteristics, STEMI timing variables, 30-day all-cause mortality and cardiovascular complications of all consecutive patients admitted for STEMI from 1 January to 30 June in 2020 and 2019 to six hospitals performing a high volume of percutaneous coronary interventions were collected retrospectively using data from the Netherlands Heart Registry, hospital records and ambulance report forms. Patient delay, pre-hospital delay and door-to-balloon time before and af

SUBMITTER: Sturkenboom HN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8767528 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature