Hospital admissions during Covid-19 lock-down in Germany: Differences in discretionary and unavoidable cardiovascular events.
Elisabeth StöhrAdem AksoyMeghan A CampbellMuntadher Al ZaidiCan ÖztürkJulia VorloeperJonas LangeAtsushi SugiuraNihal WildeMarc Ulrich BecherChristian DiepenseifenUlrich HeisterGeorg NickenigSebastian ZimmerVedat TiyeriliPublished in: PloS one (2020)
During the Covid-19 pandemic, a significant decline in hospitalization for cardiovascular events was observed during the government-enforced shutdown in a predefined area in western Germany. This reduction in admissions was mainly driven by "discretionary" cardiovascular events (unstable angina, heart failure, exacerbated COPD and dizziness/syncope), but events in which admission was unavoidable (CPR, STEMI and stroke) did not change.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular events
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- atrial fibrillation
- cardiac arrest
- emergency department
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- pulmonary embolism
- coronary artery
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- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- left ventricular
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