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Multicenter Study
. 2020 Jun 9;75(22):2871-2872.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.04.011. Epub 2020 Apr 10.

Reduction in ST-Segment Elevation Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Activations in the United States During COVID-19 Pandemic

Santiago Garcia, Mazen S Albaghdadi, Perwaiz M Meraj, Christian Schmidt, Ross Garberich, Farouc A Jaffer, Simon Dixon, Jeffrey J Rade, Mark Tannenbaum, Jenny Chambers, Paul P Huang, Timothy D Henry
Multicenter Study

Reduction in ST-Segment Elevation Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Activations in the United States During COVID-19 Pandemic

Santiago Garcia et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. .
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STEMI Activations During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Top left) Map of the United States showing the 9 high-volume ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) centers participating in this registry (yellow stars). (Lower left) Bar chart displaying average number of STEMI activations per site per month before and after the COVID-19 pandemic affected the U.S. health care system. (Right panel) Bar chart displaying total number of STEMI activations per month (blue: 2019; red: 2020).
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