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ArticleCardiology research2021

Trajectory of Cardiac Catheterization for Acute Coronary Syndrome and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Pooja S Desai, Elias J Fanous, Weiyi Tan, James Lee, Tri Trinh, Asim M Rafique, Rushi V Parikh, Marcella Calfon Press

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Article in Cardiology research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pooja S DesaiDepartment of Internal Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Elias J FanousDepartment of Internal Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Weiyi TanDivision of Interventional Cardiology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
James LeeUCLA Cardiology Group, Henry Mayo Hospital, Valencia, CA, USA.
Tri TrinhUCLA Cardiology Group, Henry Mayo Hospital, Valencia, CA, USA.
Asim M RafiqueDivision of Interventional Cardiology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Rushi V ParikhDivision of Interventional Cardiology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Marcella Calfon PressDivision of Interventional Cardiology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
UCLA Medical Center · USHenry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe sought to investigate the trajectory of cardiac catheterizations for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) during the pre-isolation (PI), strict-isolation (SI), and relaxed-isolation (RI) periods of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic at three hospitals in Los Angeles, CA, USA.

methodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on adult patients undergoing urgent or emergent cardiac catheterization for suspected ACS or OHCA between January 1, 2020 and June 2, 2020 at three hospitals in Los Angeles, CA, USA. We designated January 1, 2020 to March 17, 2020 as the PI COVID-19 period, March 18, 2020 to May 5, 2020 as the SI COVID-19 period, and May 6, 2020 to June 2, 2020 as the RI COVID-19 period.

resultsFrom PI to SI, there was a significant reduction in mean weekly cases of catheterizations for non-ST elevation myocardial infarction/unstable angina (NSTEMI/UA) (8.29 vs. 12.5, P = 0.019), with all other clinical categories trending downwards. From SI to RI, mean weekly cases of catheterizations for total ACS increased by 17%, NSTEMI/UA increased by 27%, and OHCA increased by 32%, demonstrating a "rebound effect".

conclusionsCardiac catheterizations for ACS and NSTEMI/UA exhibited a "rebound effect" once social isolation was relaxed.

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Acute coronary syndromeCardiac arrestCardiac catheterizationCOVID-19

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