TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Insights from a British cardiac center
AU - Abdelaziz, Hesham K.
AU - Abdelrahman, Amr
AU - Nabi, Amjad
AU - Debski, Maciej
AU - Mentias, Amgad
AU - Choudhury, Tawfiq
AU - Patel, Billal
AU - Saad, Marwan
PY - 2020/8
Y1 - 2020/8
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85085652908
U2 - 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.04.022
DO - 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.04.022
M3 - Letter
SN - 0002-8703
VL - 226
SP - 45
EP - 48
JO - American Heart Journal
JF - American Heart Journal
ER -