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Comment
. 2020 Jun 7;41(22):2089-2091.
doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa454.

Acute coronary syndrome in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic

Said Ashraf  1 , Suleman Ilyas  2 , M Chadi Alraies  1
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Acute coronary syndrome in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic

Said Ashraf et al. Eur Heart J. .
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Figure 1
Twitter poll asking healthcare providers about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the volume of acute coronary syndrome at hospitals.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Possible hypothesis for decreased acute coronary syndrome volume during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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  • Reduction of hospitalizations for myocardial infarction in Italy in the COVID-19 era.
    De Rosa S, Spaccarotella C, Basso C, Calabrò MP, Curcio A, Filardi PP, Mancone M, Mercuro G, Muscoli S, Nodari S, Pedrinelli R, Sinagra G, Indolfi C; Società Italiana di Cardiologia and the CCU Academy investigators group. De Rosa S, et al. Eur Heart J. 2020 Jun 7;41(22):2083-2088. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa409. Eur Heart J. 2020. PMID: 32412631 Free PMC article.

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