SynthesisEuropean journal of preventive cardiology2022
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on in-hospital mortality in cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis.
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- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital-based heart failure care in New South Wales, Australia: a linked data cohort study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- A nationwide, population-based study on specialized care for acute heart failure throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.European journal of heart failure · 2024Article
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- Changes in the Utilization of Health Care Services by Cancer Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Yonsei medical journal · 2023Article
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- Predicting missed health care visits during the COVID-19 pandemic using machine learning methods: evidence from 55,500 individuals from 28 European countries.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Hospital admission and mortality rates for non-Covid diseases among residents of the long-term care facilities before and during the pandemic: a cohort study in two Italian regions.Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health · 2023Article
- A Review of Heart Failure in Patients with COVID-19.Heart failure clinics · 2023Review
- Reshaping care in the aftermath of the pandemic. Implications for cardiology health systems.European journal of internal medicine · 2023Review
- Role of fibrinogen, albumin and fibrinogen to albumin ratio in determining angiographic severity and outcomes in acute coronary syndrome.World journal of cardiology · 2023Article
- Increased national mortality in acute myocardial infarction hospitalization during the COVID-19 pandemic.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2023Article
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Abstract
aimsThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in excess mortality due to both COVID-19 directly and other conditions, including cardiovascular (CV) disease. We aimed to explore the excess in-hospital mortality, unrelated to COVID-19 infection, across a range of CV diseases. METHODS AND
resultsA systematic search was performed for studies investigating in-hospital mortality among patients admitted with CV disease without SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with a period outside the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifteen studies on 27 421 patients with CV disease were included in the analysis. The average in-hospital mortality rate was 10.4% (n = 974) in the COVID-19 group and 5.7% (n = 1026) in the comparator group. Compared with periods outside the COVID-19 pandemic, the pooled risk ratio (RR) demonstrated increased in-hospital mortality by 62% during COVID-19 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.20-2.20, P = 0.002]. Studies with a decline in admission rate >50% during the COVID-19 pandemic observed the greatest increase in mortality compared with those with <50% reduction [RR 2.74 (95% CI 2.43-3.10) vs. 1.21 (95% CI 1.07-1.37), P < 0.001]. The observed increased mortality was consistent across different CV conditions (P = 0.74 for interaction).
conclusionsIn-hospital mortality among patients admitted with CV diseases was increased relative to periods outside the pandemic, independent of co-infection with COVID-19. This effect was larger in studies with the biggest decline in admission rates, suggesting a sicker cohort of patients in this period. However, studies were generally poorly conducted, and there is a need for further well-designed studies to establish the full extent of mortality not directly related to COVID-19 infection.
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