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Observational studyClinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society2022

Collateral effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiology service provision and cardiovascular mortality in a population-based study: COVID-COR-LT.

Jelena Čelutkienė, Kamilė Čerlinskaitė-Bajorė, Vilhelmas Bajoras, Rasa Višinskienė, Mindaugas Lizaitis, Povilas Budrys, Romualdas Buivydas, Romualdas Gurevičius, Pranas Šerpytis, Giedrius Davidavičius

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Observational study in Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05021575 (Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Personal and Public Health and Functioning of Health Care System), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05021575 completednot on this map

Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Personal and Public Health and Functioning of Health Care System: Case Study of the CirculatORy System in LiThuania

TypeobservationalSponsorVilnius UniversityRan2020 to 2020Enrolled839,678ConditionsCardiovascular DiseasesArmsData collection on outpatient care, Data collection on hospitalisation, Data collection on cardiovascular mortality, Data collection of patients presenting to the tertiary care centre with acute coronary syndrome
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Jelena Čelutkienė *Clinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Santariškių g. 2, 08661, Vilnius, Lithuania. jelena.celutkiene@santa.lt.
Kamilė Čerlinskaitė-Bajorė *Clinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Santariškių g. 2, 08661, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Vilhelmas BajorasClinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Santariškių g. 2, 08661, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Rasa VišinskienėNational Health Insurance Fund under the Ministry of Health, Europos a. 1, 09307, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Mindaugas LizaitisCentre of Cardiology and Angiology, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Santariškių g. 2, 08661, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Povilas BudrysClinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Santariškių g. 2, 08661, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Romualdas BuivydasHealth Economics Centre, P. Vileišio g. 18N-301, 10306, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Romualdas GurevičiusInstitute of Hygiene, Didžioji g. 22, 01128, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Pranas ŠerpytisClinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Santariškių g. 2, 08661, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Giedrius Davidavičius *Clinic of Cardiac and Vascular Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Santariškių g. 2, 08661, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Klinikos · LTVilnius University · LTLithuanian Social Research Centre · LTNational Health Insurance Fund · RSVilnius College of Design · LT

Funding

Lietuvos Mokslo Taryba S-COV-20-27
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCollateral damage of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiovascular health is increasingly studied. This is a population-based study addressing multiple aspects of cardiovascular care during the pandemic in a country of Lithuania, in which pandemic waves were significantly different.

methodsData on cardiology outpatient care, hospitalizations and cardiovascular mortality in 2019 and 2020 were collected from Lithuanian nationwide administrative databases and registries. Weekly data and aggregated numbers of corresponding 6-week phases were analyzed comparing the numbers between 2019 and 2020. Age, sex and regional subgroup analysis was performed.

resultsBoth cardiovascular outpatient care visits and hospitalizations decreased dramatically in 2020 compared to 2019 with a peak reduction (up to - 60% for both) during the first pandemic wave in spring of 2020. Simultaneously, cardiovascular mortality was much higher in 2020, with a pronounced peak at the end of the year compared to 2019 (up to 46%). The increase was even more staggering when analyzing home deaths, which rose up to 91% by the end of 2020. Notable differences between age groups, regions and sexes were documented.

conclusionA profound indirect damage of COVID-19 pandemic on cardiovascular care was observed in this study, with striking decreases in cardiovascular care provision and concurrent increase in cardiovascular mortality, both overall and, even more dramatically, at home.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05021575 (registration date 25-08-2021, retrospectively registered).

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CardiologyCardiovascular DiseasesCOVID-19FemaleHospitalizationHumansMalePandemicsCardiovascular mortalityCollateral effectCOVID-19Population health

Identifiers

PMID35552504
PMCPMC9095443
OpenAlexW4280506723

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