Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Critical Care Transfers for ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, and Aortic Emergencies
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has dramatically impacted healthcare delivery worldwide.In hotspot areas such as Wuhan, Lombardy, and New York City, the disease has forced hospitals to focus on patients with COVID-19.Anecdotal reports have suggested that the pandemic has led to a decrease in patients presenting to these hospitals with serious cardiovascular and neurological diseases such as ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and stroke. 1,2We sought to measure the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency transfers for STEMI, stroke, and acute aortic emergencies within our regional health system.
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Diverse hospitals reported increasing levels of patients affected by stroke during SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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- Authors
- Khot, U. N., Reimer, A. P., Brown, A., Hustey, F. M., Hussain, M. S., Kapadia, S. R., & Svensson, L. G.
- Affiliations
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Venue
- Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
- Published
- 2020-08
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- e006938-e006938
- ISSN
- 1941-7705 (ISSN-L)
- 1941-7713
- OpenAlex
- W3033882134
- Cited by
- 31
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 7
- FWCI
- 2.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Keywords
- COVID-19 pandemic, critical care transfer, ST-elevation myocardial infarction, stroke, emergency department utilization, healthcare disruption, regional health systems
- MeSH terms
- ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Aortic Diseases, Critical Care, Emergencies, Humans, Patient Transfer, Pneumonia, Viral, Global Health, Incidence, Survival Rate, Coronavirus Infections, Stroke, Pandemics
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