Greater decline of acute stroke admissions compared with acute coronary syndromes during COVID-19 outbreak in Greece: Cerebro/cardiovascular implications amidst a second wave surge.
Christos KatsourasTheodoros KarapanayiotidesMichail PapafaklisSotirios GiannopoulosAntonios ZiakasGeorge SianosGeorgia PapagiannopoulouIoanna KoutroulouEythimia VarytimiadiMaria KosmidouKaterina NakaLampros K MichalisGeorgios K TsivgoulisPublished in: European journal of neurology (2020)
Hospitalisation rates both for stroke and ACS were reduced during the COVID-19 outbreak in a country with strict social distancing measures, low COVID-19 incidence and low population mortality. Lack of triggers for stroke and ACS during social distancing/quarantining may explain these observations. However, medical care avoidance attitudes among cerebro/cardiovascular patients should be dissipated amidst the rising second COVID-19 wave.
Keyphrases
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- mental health
- atrial fibrillation
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- risk factors
- chronic kidney disease
- antiplatelet therapy
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- cardiovascular events
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported