Reconsidering treatment guidelines for acute myocardial infarction during the COVID-19 pandemic

Autor: Jing Gao, Peng-Ju Lu, Chang-Ping Li, Hui Wang, Ji-Xiang Wang, Nan Zhang, Xiao-Wei Li, Hai-Wang Zhao, Jing Dou, Miao-Na Bai, Yu-Tian Shi, Jia Zhao, Chun Zan, Yin Liu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2261
DOI: 10.1186/s12872-022-02626-5
Popis: Abstract Background COVID-19 affects healthcare resource allocation, which could lead to treatment delay and poor outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on AMI outcomes. Methods We compared outcomes of patients admitted for acute ST-elevation MI (STEMI) and non-STEMI (NSTEMI) during a non-COVID-19 pandemic period (January–February 2019; Group 1, n = 254) and a COVID-19 pandemic period (January–February 2020; Group 2, n = 124). Results For STEMI patients, the median of first medical contact (FMC) time, door-to-balloon time, and total myocardial ischemia time were significantly longer in Group 2 patients (all p 0.05). For NSTEMI patients, Group 2 patients had a higher rate of conservative therapy, a lower rate of reperfusion therapy, and longer FMC times (all p
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