Influence of COVID-19 pandemic in India on coronary artery disease clinical presentation, angiography, interventions and in-hospital outcomes: a single centre prospective registry-based observational study.
Rajeev GuptaKrishnakumar SharmaRaghubir Singh KhedarSanjeev Kumar SharmaJitender Singh MakkarVishnu NataniAjeet BanaSamin SharmaPublished in: BMJ open (2024)
In-hospital mortality among patients with CAD undergoing PCI was significantly higher in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic in India and could be one of the reasons for excess deaths in the country. These patients had more severe CAD, lower LVEF, and more vasopressor and mechanical support and duration of hospitalisation.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular events
- ejection fraction
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- computed tomography
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- acute myocardial infarction
- physical activity
- heart failure
- type diabetes
- optical coherence tomography
- antiplatelet therapy
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- metabolic syndrome
- left ventricular
- emergency department
- aortic stenosis
- cardiovascular disease
- aortic valve
- adverse drug
- patient reported