As heart attack rates plummet, doctors worry patients are avoiding the ER

Amid massive drops in the numbers of heart attacks and strokes treated at local hospitals, doctors are worried that patients are avoiding the emergency room out of fear of catching Covid-19. Heart attacks, as recorded by the Sutter Heart and Vascular Institute, appear to be down between 30% and 50% since stay-at-home orders were implemented to slow the spread of the coronavirus, according to Dr. David Roberts, the institute's director. He added that it still may be early to determine “hard statistics”…
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