Deferral of Non-Emergency Cardiovascular Interventions Triggers Increased Cardiac Emergency Admissions-Analysis of the COVID-19 Related Lockdown.

Dominik FelbelSascha d'AlmeidaManuel RattkaStefanie AndreßKathrin ReischmannBenjamin Mayer Armin ImhofDominik BuckertWolfgang RottbauerSinisa MarkovicTilman Stephan

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)

We demonstrate a drastic surge of emergency cardiac admissions post-COVID-19 related lockdown suggesting that patients who did not keep their non-emergency appointment had to be admitted as an emergency later on.

Keyphrases

public health
emergency department
coronavirus disease
healthcare
sars cov
left ventricular
physical activity
heart failure