COVID-19 pandemic and STEMI: pathway activation and outcomes from the pan-London heart attack group.
Callum D LittleTushar KotechaLuciano CandilioRichard J JabbourGeorge B CollinsAsrar AhmedMichelle ConnollyRitesh KanyalOzan M DemirLucy O LawsonBrian WangSam FirooziJames C SprattDivaka PereraPhilip A MacCarthyMiles DalbyAjay JainSimon J WilsonIqbal MalikRoby RakhitPublished in: Open heart (2020)
These findings suggest that PPCI pathways can be maintained during unprecedented healthcare emergencies but confirms the high mortality of STEMI in the context of concomitant COVID-19 infection characterised by a heightened state of thrombogenicity.