Cardiovascular Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the direct toll of COVID-19 in the United States has been substantial, concerns have also arisen about the indirect effects of the pandemic. Hospitalizations for acute cardiovascular conditions have declined, raising concern that patients may be avoiding hospitals because of fear of contracting severe acute respiratory syndrome- coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Other factors, including strain on health care systems, may also have had an indirect toll.

Objectives

This investigation aimed to evaluate whether population-level deaths due to cardiovascular causes increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

The authors conducted an observational cohort study using data from the National Center for Health Statistics to evaluate the rate of deaths due to ca

SUBMITTER: Wadhera RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7800141 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature