Impact of lockdown on cardiovascular disease hospitalizations in a Zero-COVID-19 country.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There are concerns about the potential effect of social distancing used to control COVID-19 on the incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD).

Study design

Retrospective cohort study.

Methods

We examined the association between lockdown and CVD incidence in a Zero-COVID country, New Caledonia. Inclusion criteria were defined by a positive troponin sample during hospitalization. The study period lasted for 2 months, starting March 20, 2020 (strict lockdown: first month; loose lockdown: second month) compared with the same period of the three previous years to calculate incidence ratio (IR). Demographic characteristics and main CVD diagnoses were collected. The primary endpoint was the change in incidence of hospital admission with CVD during lockdown compare

SUBMITTER: Moury PH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9894760 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature