Sassone B, Mandini S, Grazzi G, Mazzoni G, Myers J, Pasanisi G. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Activity in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators.
J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 2020;
40:285-286. [PMID:
32804796 PMCID:
PMC7720812 DOI:
10.1097/hcr.0000000000000539]
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Abstract
The strict lockdown strategy prompted by the Italian government, to hamper severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) spreading, reduced opportunities to perform physical activity. This study quantified an abrupt and statistically significant reduction by 25% of physical activity in patients with implantable defibrillators, during the forced 40-d in-home confinement.
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been spreading rapidly worldwide since late January 2020. The strict lockdown strategy prompted by the Italian government, to hamper severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) spreading, has reduced the possibility of performing either outdoor or gym physical activity (PA). This study investigated and quantified the reduction of PA in patients with automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) for primary prevention of sudden death.
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