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Editorial
. 2020 Nov 17;76(20):2331-2333.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.09.596.

Delay, Death, and Heterogeneity of Primary PCI During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An International Perspective

Duk-Woo Park  1 , Yujin Yang  2
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Editorial

Delay, Death, and Heterogeneity of Primary PCI During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An International Perspective

Duk-Woo Park et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19 (coronavirus); ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; fibrinolysis; medical decision-making; percutaneous coronary intervention.

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Author Relationship With Industry The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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Possible Causes for the Delays in Primary PCI in Patients With STEMI During the COVID-19 Pandemic Multifactorial factors are likely associated with the significant time delays in the diagnosis and treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), which subsequently results in increases in complications and mortality. Each circle represents a step from symptom onset to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and each box represents the possible causes of time delay in each step. First, patients with suspected STEMI may avoid hospital visits owing to the fear of in-hospital exposure to coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), avoidance of medical burden, and a lack of emergency medical service (EMS) workers for patient transfer, through which time delay between initial symptom onset and emergency room (ER) visit occurs. Second, even after arriving at the ER, patients with STEMI may inevitably experience further time delay due to the COVID-19 screening process and the mandatory requirement of the highest-degree personal protective equipment (PPE) and facilities with negative-pressure air conditioning for performing primary PCI in patients with high risks for COVID-19. Cath lab = catheterization laboratory.
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Comment on

  • Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mechanical Reperfusion for Patients With STEMI.
    De Luca G, Verdoia M, Cercek M, Jensen LO, Vavlukis M, Calmac L, Johnson T, Ferrer GR, Ganyukov V, Wojakowski W, Kinnaird T, van Birgelen C, Cottin Y, IJsselmuiden A, Tuccillo B, Versaci F, Royaards KJ, Berg JT, Laine M, Dirksen M, Siviglia M, Casella G, Kala P, Díez Gil JL, Banning A, Becerra V, De Simone C, Santucci A, Carrillo X, Scoccia A, Amoroso G, Lux A, Kovarnik T, Davlouros P, Mehilli J, Gabrielli G, Rios XF, Bakraceski N, Levesque S, Cirrincione G, Guiducci V, Kidawa M, Spedicato L, Marinucci L, Ludman P, Zilio F, Galasso G, Fabris E, Menichelli M, Garcia-Touchard A, Manzo S, Caiazzo G, Moreu J, Forés JS, Donazzan L, Vignali L, Teles R, Benit E, Agostoni P, Bosa Ojeda F, Lehtola H, Camacho-Freiere S, Kraaijeveld A, Antti Y, Boccalatte M, Deharo P, Martínez-Luengas IL, Scheller B, Alexopoulos D, Moreno R, Kedhi E, Uccello G, Faurie B, Gutierrez Barrios A, Di Uccio FS, Wilbert B, Smits P, Cortese G, Parodi G, Dudek D. De Luca G, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Nov 17;76(20):2321-2330. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.09.546. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020. PMID: 33183506 Free PMC article.

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