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Review
. 2023 Apr;19(2):221-229.
doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2022.08.004.

Impact of COVID-19 on Acute Myocardial Infarction Care

Raviteja R Guddeti  1 , Mehmet Yildiz  2 , Keshav R Nayak  3 , M Chadi Alraies  4 , Laura Davidson  5 , Timothy D Henry  2 , Santiago Garcia  6
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Review

Impact of COVID-19 on Acute Myocardial Infarction Care

Raviteja R Guddeti et al. Heart Fail Clin. 2023 Apr.

Abstract

The global health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved rapidly to overburden health care organizations around the world and has resulted in significant morbidity and mortality. Many countries have reported a substantial and rapid reduction in hospital admissions for acute coronary syndromes and percutaneous coronary intervention. The reasons for such abrupt changes in health care delivery are multifactorial and include lockdowns, reduction in outpatient services, reluctance to seek medical attention for fear of contracting the virus, and restrictive visitation policies adopted during the pandemic. This review discusses the impact of COVID-19 on important aspects of acute MI care.

Keywords: COVID-19; Fibrinolytic therapy; Myocardial infarction; NSTEMI; Percutaneous coronary intervention; STEMI.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure Dr S. Garcia is a consultant for Medtronic, Edwards Lifesciences, BSCI, and Abbott Vascular; has received institutional research grants from Edwards Lifesciences, Abbott Vascular, Gore, and BSCI; and is a proctor for Edwards Lifesciences. The other authors have nothing to disclose.

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Impact of COVID-19 on STEMI care (created with BioRender).
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Reductions in STEMI hospitalizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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