Understanding myocardial infarction trends during the early  COVID ‐19 pandemic: an infodemiology study | Zendy

Dzaye Omar | Zendy; Duebgen Matthias | Zendy; Berning Philipp | Zendy; Graham Garth | Zendy; Martin Seth S. | Zendy; Blaha Michael J. | Zendy

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Understanding myocardial infarction trends during the early COVID ‐19 pandemic: an infodemiology study

Author(s) -

Dzaye Omar,

Duebgen Matthias,

Berning Philipp,

Graham Garth,

Martin Seth S.,

Blaha Michael J.

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

internal medicine journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596

H-Index - 70

eISSN - 1445-5994

pISSN - 1444-0903

DOI - 10.1111/imj.15399

Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , myocardial infarction , covid-19 , chest pain , acute coronary syndrome , cardiology , disease , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology , outbreak

During the first months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic in early 2020, Google Trends data in the United States showed a strong increase in search query frequency for chest pain symptoms despite a concurrent decrease in search interest for myocardial infarction. This suggests a reduced attention to acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and chest pain as its main symptom during this time period. These observations could help explain why cardiovascular mortality rose dramatically despite a strong decrease in hospitalisation rates for ACS.

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