1. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Insights from a British cardiac center.
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Abdelaziz HK, Abdelrahman A, Nabi A, Debski M, Mentias A, Choudhury T, Patel B, and Saad M
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- COVID-19, Cardiac Care Facilities, Emergency Medical Services statistics & numerical data, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Reperfusion statistics & numerical data, Pandemics, Retrospective Studies, SARS-CoV-2, ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction complications, Tertiary Care Centers, United Kingdom epidemiology, Betacoronavirus, Coronavirus Infections epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral epidemiology, ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction therapy, Time-to-Treatment statistics & numerical data
- Abstract
The current study aimed to examine the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on patient-related delay with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) at a tertiary center in the United Kingdom. The study demonstrated a significant delay in symptom-to-first medical contact and a higher cardiac troponin-I level on admission in patients with STEMI during the COVID-19 pandemic versus the pre-COVID era., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2020
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