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SUBMITTER: Garcia S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7436427 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 20200807 2
<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic migitation measures on of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) care.<h4>Background</h4>We previously reported a 38% decline in cardiac catheterization activations during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic mitigation measures. This study extends our early observations using a larger sample of STEMI programs representative of different US regions with the inclusion of more contemporary data.<h4>Methods</h4>Data from 18 hospi ...[more]