Collateral effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiology service provision and cardiovascular mortality in a population-based study: COVID-COR-LT.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Collateral damage of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiovascular health is increasingly studied. This is a population-based study addressing multiple aspects of cardiovascular care during the pandemic in a country of Lithuania, in which pandemic waves were significantly different.

Methods

Data on cardiology outpatient care, hospitalizations and cardiovascular mortality in 2019 and 2020 were collected from Lithuanian nationwide administrative databases and registries. Weekly data and aggregated numbers of corresponding 6-week phases were analyzed comparing the numbers between 2019 and 2020. Age, sex and regional subgroup analysis was performed.

Results

Both cardiovascular outpatient care visits and hospitalizations decreased dramatically in 2020 compared to 2019

SUBMITTER: Celutkiene J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9095443 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature