Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the management of nonculprit lesions in patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Outcomes from the pan-London heart attack centers.
Ozan M DemirCallum D LittleRichard JabbourHaseeb RahmanMax SayersAsrar AhmedMichelle J ConnollyRitesh KanyalPhilip MacCarthySimon J WilsonMiles DalbyAjay JainIqbal MalikRoby RakhitDivaka PereraPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2021)
Changes to clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with reduced rates of unplanned revascularization and myocardial infarction at 6-months follow-up, and despite the pandemic, there was no difference in mortality, suggesting that it is not only safe but maybe more efficacious.
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