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Comparison of Clinical Outcomes in Patients with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and the Use of a Telemedicine App Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Center in Beijing, China, from August 2019 to March 2020.
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- Global burden of the COVID-19 associated patient-related delay in emergency healthcare: a panel of systematic review and meta-analyses.Globalization and health · 2022Pooled it
- The Global Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on STEMI Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.The Canadian journal of cardiology · 2021Pooled it
- Impact of COVID-19 on door-to-wire time in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treatment: the role of digital communication.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Article
- The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on nosocomial infections in the cardiac care unit of a non-epidemic hospital in China.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Reducing Door-to-Balloon Time Using EMS-Initiated App-Based Communication.Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions · 2024Article
- Outcomes of STEMI Patients in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of public health · 2024Review
- Tackling syndemics by integrating infectious and noncommunicable diseases in health systems of low- and middle-income countries: A narrative systematic review.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Implications for implementation and adoption of telehealth in developing countries: a systematic review of China's practices and experiences.NPJ digital medicine · 2023Review
- The Recent Advances of Mobile Healthcare in Cardiology Practice.Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH · 2022Review
- The Spill-Over Impact of the Novel Coronavirus-19 Pandemic on Medical Care and Disease Outcomes in Non-communicable Diseases: A Narrative Review.Public health reviews · 2022Review
- COVID-19, the Pandemic of the Century and Its Impact on Cardiovascular Diseases.Cardiology discovery · 2021Article
- Mobile application to optimize care for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients in a large healthcare system, STEMIcathAID: rationale and design.European heart journal. Digital health · 2021Article
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Importance of Telemedicine in Managing Acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients: Preliminary Experience and Literature Review.Journal of medical systems · 2021Review
- Impact of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease Pandemic on the Performance of a Cardiovascular Department in a Non-epidemic Center in Beijing, China.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND The efficacy of telemedicine in reducing delay times and short-term adverse clinical outcomes in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is unclear. This study compared outcomes in patients with STEMI who had percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and the use of a telemedicine app from August 2019 to March 2020 at a single center in Beijing, China. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 243 patients with STEMI who underwent PCI were consecutively enrolled and divided into 2 groups according to the date, before or after the pandemic. The 2 groups were further divided into patients who used the app for consulting and those who did not. RESULTS The time from symptom onset to calling an ambulance (SCT), door to balloon time (DTB), and total ischemia time (TIT) were significantly prolonged in patients after the pandemic. Patients who used the app had shorter SCT, DTB, and TIT before and after the pandemic compared to those who did not. Adverse clinical outcomes were significantly higher after compared with before the pandemic, despite the incidence rate of stroke, any revascularization, and stent thrombosis. However, there was no significant difference in short-term adverse clinical outcomes between patients who used the app and those who did not before and after the pandemic. CONCLUSIONS Telemedicine reduced the delay time of STEMI patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. The difference in short-term adverse clinical outcomes was not statistically significant between patients who used the app and those who did not.
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