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SUBMITTER: Muhyieddeen A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10174333 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Muhyieddeen Amer A Cheng Susan S Mamas Mamas A MA Beasley Dorian D Weins Galen Cook GC Gulati Martha M
Current problems in cardiology 20230511 9
This study assessed the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on racial disparities in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) management and outcomes. We reviewed AMI patient management and outcomes in the pandemic's initial nine months, comparing COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 cases using 2020's National Inpatient Sample data. Our findings revealed that patients with concurrent AMI and COVID-19 had higher in-hospital mortality (aOR 3.19, 95% CI 2.63-3.88), increased mechanical ventilation (aOR 1.90, 95% CI 1.54-2.3 ...[more]