ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction During COVID-19 Pandemic Insights From a Regional Public Service Healthcare Hub
ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction During COVID-19 Pandemic Insights From a Regional Public Service Healthcare Hub
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DOI:
10.1161/circinterventions.120.009413
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发表时间:
2020-08-01
影响因子:
5.6
通讯作者:
Cappelletti, Alberto Maria
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作者:
Gramegna, Mario;Baldetti, Luca;Cappelletti, Alberto Maria
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a fast and radical transformation in social, economic, and healthcare networks. COVID-19 outbreak may thus have profound indirect consequences on clinical presentation and management of patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Aim of this study was to assess clinical features of patients with STEMI during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This single-center, prospective study from a regional public service healthcare hub in Milan included all consecutive patients with STEMI admitted to our institute from February 21 to April 1, 2020 (during COVID-19 pandemic). These patients were compared with a historical cohort of patients admitted for STEMI during the analogous time period (February 21 to April 1) in 2018 and 2019, in terms of time from symptoms onset to hospital admission, clinical characteristics, and in-hospital outcomes. Results: A total of 26 patients were admitted for STEMI during the study period, and 7 (26.9%) of these patients tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. On admission, medical therapy, including angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers use, was similar between cohorts. Median (interquartile range) time from symptoms onset to hospital admission was significantly longer in 2020 as compared to the historical cohort (15.0 [2.0-48.0] versus 2.0 [1.0-3.0] hours;P