Rates of Acute Myocardial Infarction During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: During the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic pandemic, stay-at-home orders and fear of acquiring COVID-19 may have led to an avoidance of care for medical emergencies, including acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We evaluated whether a decline in rates of AMI occurred during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order. Rates of AMI per 100,000 member-weeks were calculated for Kaiser Permanente Southern California patients from January 1 to March 3, 2020 (prepandemic period) and from March 20 to July 31, 2020 (pandemic period), and during the same periods in 2019. Rate ratios (RRs) were calculated comparing the time periods using Poisson regression. Case fatality rates (CFRs) were also compared. Rates of AMI were lower during the pandemic period of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019 [3.20 vs

SUBMITTER: Mefford MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8784080 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature