Worrisome trends of ST-elevation myocardial infarction during the Covid-19 pandemic: Data from Portuguese centers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

During the Covid-19 pandemic there has been a general belief that hospital admissions for non-infectious causes, especially cardiovascular diseases, have fallen.

Objectives

To assess the impact of the pandemic on admissions for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) during the first pandemic wave.

Methods

We performed a multicenter retrospective analysis of consecutive patients presenting with STEMI in two Portuguese hospital centers in two sequential periods - P1 (March 1 to April 30) and P2 (May 1 to June 30). Patient's clinical data and hospital outcomes were compared between the years 2017 to 2019 and 2020 for both periods.

Results

During P1 in 2020, a reduction in the number of STEMI patients was observed in comparison with previous years

SUBMITTER: Oliveira L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8849835 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature