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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2024

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admission rates for arterial hypertension and coronary heart disease: a German database study.

Benjamin Sasko, Marios Matiakis, Felix S Seibert, Nikolaos Pagonas, Hans-Jörg Hippe, Nina Babel, Christian Ukena, Timm H Westhoff

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Benjamin SaskoMedical Department II, Marien Hospital Herne, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Herne, Germany.
Marios MatiakisMedical Department II, Marien Hospital Herne, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Herne, Germany.
Felix S SeibertMedical Department I, Marien Hospital Herne, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Herne, Germany.
Nikolaos PagonasDepartment of Cardiology, University Hospital Ruppin-Brandenburg, Medical School Theodor Fontane, Neuruppin, Germany.
Hans-Jörg HippeDepartment of Cardiology, Marien Hospital Witten, Witten, Germany.
Nina BabelCenter for Translational Medicine, University Hospital Marien Hospital Herne, Ruhr University Bochum, Herne, Germany.
Christian UkenaMedical Department II, Marien Hospital Herne, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Herne, Germany.
Timm H WesthoffMedical Department I, Marien Hospital Herne, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Herne, Germany.

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Abstract

Background: During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic it was speculated that the virus might be associated with a persistent increase of cardiovascular risk. The present study compares pre- and post-pandemic hospital admission rates for hypertension and coronary artery disease. Methods: Systematic multicentric retrospective cohort analysis of 57.795 hospital admissions in an urban region in Germany during two different periods (pre-pandemic 01-06/2019 vs. post-pandemic era 01-06/2023). Information on hospital admissions for arterial hypertension, chronic coronary syndrome, unstable angina pectoris and acute myocardial infarction were extracted from the hospitals data systems. Additionally, six comorbidities and performed coronary interventions were monitored. Results: Compared to the pre-pandemic era, there was no increase in hospitalizations for arterial hypertension (516 vs. 483, -6.8%, Conclusion: The present multicenter cohort study found no evidence for an increase in hospitalizations for arterial hypertension or coronary artery disease after the end of the pandemic. However, further studies with larger sample sizes are needed to confirm our results.

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acute myocardial infarctioncoronary artery diseaseCOVID-19endothelial dysfunctionhospitalisation

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