Open AccessThe Effect of the Lockdown on Patients With Myocardial Infarction During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Michael Baumhardt,
Jens Dreyhaupt,
Claudia Winsauer,
Lina Stuhler,
Kevin Thiessen,
Tilman Stephan,
Sinisa Markovic,
Wolfgang Rottbauer,
Armin Imhof,
Manuel Rattka
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
deutsches ärzteblatt international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.436
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1866-0452
DOI - 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0253
Subject(s) - myocardial infarction , medicine , pandemic , covid-19 , incidence (geometry) , emergency medicine , cardiology , infarction , mortality rate , disease , physics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , optics
The phenomenon of declining numbers of patients presenting with myocardial infarction was reported from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic onward. It was thought that measures introduced to stem the pandemic, such as the lockdown, contributed to this development. However, the data on hospital admissions, delay times, and mortality are not consistent.