Risk of major cardiovascular events according to educational level before and after the initial COVID-19 public lockdown: a nationwide study.
Julie AndersenKatrine Strandberg-LarsenThomas GerdsGunnar GislasonChristian Torp-PedersenPaul BlancheCharlotte AnderssonLars KøberEmil FosbølMatthew PhelpsKristian KragholmMikkel Porsborg AndersenLauge ØstergaardJawad Haider ButtMorten SchouPublished in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2021)
The COVID-19 lockdown is associated with a reduced incidence for MCE, especially among low educated, elderly residents. This raises concern for undertreatment that without clinical awareness and action may widen the educational gap in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.