Decline of emergency admissions for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events after the outbreak of COVID-19.

Viktoria SchwarzFelix MahfoudLucas LauderWolfgang ReithStefanie BehnkeSigrun SmolaJürgen RisslandThorsten PfuhlBruno SchellerMichael BöhmSebastian Ewen

Published in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2020)

The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a significant decrease in all-cause admission and admissions due to cardiovascular events in the emergency department. Regarding acute cerebrovascular events there was a numerical decrease but no significant difference.

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