Reduction in Hospitalization and Increase in Mortality Due to Cardiovascular Diseases during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil.
Paulo Garcia NormandoJose de Arimateia Batista Araujo-FilhoGabriela de Alcântara FonsecaRodrigo Elton Ferreira RodriguesVictor Agripino OliveiraLudhmilla Abrahão HajjarAndré Luiz Cerqueira de AlmeidaEdimar Alcides BocchiVera Maria Cury SalemiMarcelo Dantas Tavares de MeloPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2021)
During the first months of the pandemic, there were a decline in HA and an increase in IF due to CVD in Brazil. These data might have resulted from the inadequate planning of the CVD management during the pandemic. Thus, immediate actions are required to change this scenario. (Arq Bras Cardiol. 2021; [online].ahead print, PP.0-0).