Assessment of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Volume Trends During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Routine inpatient and outpatient health care has been greatly disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and both equipment and personnel have been redeployed in order to manage the crisis (https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-releases-recommendations-adult-elective-surgeries-non-essential-medical-surgical-and-dental). There have been anecdotal accounts (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/well/live/coronavirus-doctors-hospitals-emergency-care-heart-attack-stroke.html) and a publication (1) discussing the decrease in the number of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) activiations.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research