SynthesisOpen heart2021
Global effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the rate of acute coronary syndrome admissions: a comprehensive review of published literature.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The collateral damage of COVID-19 to cardiovascular services: a meta-analysis.European heart journal · 2022Pooled it
- Maintaining quality out-of-hours in an acute cardiology service in a UK primary PCI centre.Open heart · 2026Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Coronary Heart Disease Admissions and Mortality in Mexico: An Ecological Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Coronary artery calcification is associated with reduced survival in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients in the MaastrICCht cohort.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The COVID-19 Pandemic and Acute Coronary Syndrome Admissions and Deaths in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Incidence of primary care chest pain consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time series analysis with routine care data.BMC primary care · 2024Article
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- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Long-Term Prognosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Japan.Cureus · 2024Article
- Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on acute coronary syndrome patients admitted to an urban academic hospital in Soweto, South Africa.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
- Treatment seeking experiences of ACS patients in Yogyakarta, Indonesia during COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Excess mortality during the Coronavirus disease pandemic in Korea.BMC public health · 2023Article
- COVID-19 and coronary artery disease; A systematic review and meta-analysis.New microbes and new infections · 2023Review
- The Cardiovascular Manifestations of COVID-19.Heart failure clinics · 2023Review
- Cerebro-/Cardiovascular Collateral Damage During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Fact or Fiction?Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea) · 2023Review
- Effect of Stay-at-Home orders and other COVID-related policies on trauma hospitalization rates and disparities in the USA: a statewide time-series analysis.Injury epidemiology · 2022Article
- The Cardiovascular Manifestations of COVID-19.Cardiology clinics · 2022Review
- Effect of Stay-at-Home Orders and Other COVID-Related Policies on Trauma Hospitalization Rates and Disparities in the United States: A Statewide Time-Series Analysis.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2022Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic's first wave on the care and treatment situation of intravitreal injections in a German metropolitan region.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted healthcare systems across the world. The rate of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) admissions during the pandemic has varied significantly.
objectivesThe purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the pandemic on ACS hospital admissions and to determine whether this is related to the number of COVID-19 cases in each country.
methodSearch engines including PubMed, Embase, Ovid and Google Scholar were searched from December 2019 to the 15 September 2020 to identify studies reporting ACS admission data during COVID-19 pandemic months in 2020 compared with 2019 admissions.
resultsA total of 40 studies were included in this multistudy analysis. They demonstrated a 28.1% reduction in the rate of admission with ACS during the COVID-19 pandemic period compared with the same period in 2019 (total of 28 613 patients in 2020 vs 39 225 in 2019). There was a significant correlation between the absolute risk reduction in the total number of ACS cases and the number of COVID-19 cases per 100 000 population (Pearson correlation=0.361 (p=0.028)). However, the correlation was not significant for each of the ACS subgroups: non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) (p=0.508), STEMI (p=0883) and unstable angina (p=0.175).
conclusionThere was a significant reduction in the rate of ACS admission during the COVID-19 pandemic period compared with the same period in 2019 with a significant correlation with COVID-19 prevalence.
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