Excess of cardiovascular deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazilian capital cities.
Luisa Campos Caldeira BrantBruno Ramos NascimentoRenato Azeredo TeixeiraMarcelo Antônio Cartaxo Queiroga LopesDeborah Carvalho MaltaGlaucia Maria Moraes OliveiraAntonio Luiz Pinho RibeiroPublished in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2020)
Excess cardiovascular mortality was greater in the less developed cities, possibly associated with healthcare collapse. Specified cardiovascular deaths decreased in the most developed cities, in parallel with an increase in unspecified cardiovascular and home deaths, presumably as a result of misdiagnosis. Conversely, specified cardiovascular deaths increased in cities with a healthcare collapse.