Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases in a large Brazilian urban center.
Edmar Geraldo RibeiroPedro Cisalpino PinheiroBruno Ramos NascimentoJoão Pedro Pereira CaciqueRenato Teixeira AzeredoJamil de Souza NascimentoTúlio Batista FrancoLuisa Campos Caldeira BrantDéborah Carvalho MaltaPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2022)
Hospitalizations for CVD were 16.3% lower than expected in a large Brazilian city, possibly due to the fear of getting infected or going to hospitals. Public campaigns informing how to proceed in case of CVD show that prompt urgent attention is essential to mitigate the indirect effects of the pandemic on CVD.