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SUBMITTER: Hammad TA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7300525 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hammad Tarek A TA Parikh Melanie M Tashtish Nour N Lowry Cynthia M CM Gorbey Diane D Forouzandeh Farshad F Filby Steven J SJ Wolf William M WM Costa Marco A MA Simon Daniel I DI Shishehbor Mehdi H MH
Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 20200601 2
<h4>Objectives</h4>We sought to study the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the presentation delay, severity, patterns of care, and reasons for delay among patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in a non-hot-spot region.<h4>Background</h4>COVID-19 pandemic has significantly reduced the activations for STEMI in epicenters like Spain.<h4>Methods</h4>From January 1, 2020, to April 15, 2020, 143 STEMIs were identified across our integrated 18-hospital system. Pre- and post-COVID-19 co ...[more]