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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 Sharma
Published 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.
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