Six-Month Outcomes for COVID-19 Negative Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Before Versus During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the way patients seek medical attention and how medical services are provided. We sought to compare characteristics, clinical course, and outcomes of patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) during the pandemic compared w...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2021-05, Vol.147, p.16-22
Main Authors: Aldujeli, Ali, Hamadeh, Anas, Tecson, Kristen M., Krivickas, Zilvinas, Maciulevicius, Laurynas, Stiklioraitis, Simas, Sukys, Marius, Briedis, Kasparas, Aldujeili, Montazar, Briede, Kamilija, Braukyliene, Rima, Pranculis, Andrius, Unikas, Ramunas, Zaliaduonyte, Diana, McCullough, Peter A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Angiography
Antibodies, Viral - analysis
Comorbidity
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Ejection fraction
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health care
Health services
Heart attacks
Heart failure
Hospitals
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial Infarction - epidemiology
Myocardial Infarction - surgery
Myocardial Revascularization - methods
Pain
Pandemics
Patients
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2 - immunology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Time Factors
Viral diseases
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Summary:The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the way patients seek medical attention and how medical services are provided. We sought to compare characteristics, clinical course, and outcomes of patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) during the pandemic compared with before it. This is a multicenter, retrospective cohort study of consecutive COVID-19 negative patients with AMI in Lithuania from March 11, 2020 to April 20, 2020 compared with patients admitted with the same diagnosis during the same period in 2019. All patients underwent angiography. Six-month follow-up was obtained for all patients. A total of 269 patients were included in this study, 107 (40.8%) of whom presented during the pandemic. Median pain-to-door times were significantly longer (858 [quartile 1=360, quartile 3 = 2,600] vs 385.5 [200, 745] minutes, p
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.01.043