Influence of age and gender on arrival of patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction to tertiary centers during COVID-19 pandemic. Experience of Madrid, Spain, STEMI network (Codigo Infarto Madrid)

During COVID-19 pandemic, health care systems have suffered a tremendous impact, due to the huge number of patients needing hospitalization. This has led to more restrictive indications for invasive procedures and to defer elective procedures [1], contributing to a reduction on the activity at catheterization laboratories.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - June 4, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ra úl Moreno, Joaquín J. Alonso, Rafael Caballero, Ervigio del Corral, Jaime Elízaga, Roberto Martin Asenjo, Manuel Jiménez Mena, Fernando Alfonso, Antonio Fernández-Ortiz, Francisco Javier Goicolea, Javier Botas, Felipe Navarro, Eduardo Alegría-Bar Source Type: research