Jia X, Jneid H. Practice patterns for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic-Valuable lessons learned.
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2021;
98:223-224. [PMID:
34369060 PMCID:
PMC8427011 DOI:
10.1002/ccd.29843]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
During the early phase of the COVID‐19 pandemic in the United States, there was a significant reduction in cardiac catheterization lab activations and numbers of PPCIs for STEMI as well as an increase in door‐to‐balloon time. The decrease in STEMI volume is likely multifaceted involving factors at the patient and health system levels. Longitudinal data on STEMI care beyond the early phase of the pandemic is needed to better understand how different health systems have been adapting to the ongoing pandemic.
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