Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on cardiac rhythm management services: Views from the United Kingdom.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiac rhythm management (CRM) services remain poorly quantified.

Objective

To describe the impact of COVID-19 on specialist CRM centers in the United Kingdom (UK).

Methods

Two-center study involving the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The first nationwide lockdown lasted from April to July 2020 and the second from December 2020 to March 2021.

Results

Compared to the pre-pandemic period, pandemic 1 (April-July 2020) was associated with a 52.2% reduction in electrophysiology (EP) procedures (P = .083), 32.7% reduction in device procedures (P = .003), and 36.8% decrease in CRM referrals (P < .001). There was also a

SUBMITTER: Ding WY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9213026 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature