Increased Cardiovascular Mortality in Ecuador during COVID-19 Pandemic

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), represented a high burden for low and middle-income countries. Patients with NCDs are at higher risk of COVID-19 and suffer worse clinical outcomes. We present mortality trends for myocardial infarction (AMI), stroke, hypertensio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Fornasini, Marco, Sisa, Ivan, Baldeon, Manuel E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ubiquity Press 2023
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Letter to the Editor
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10077983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37034452
http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4021
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Sumario:Before the COVID-19 pandemic, chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), represented a high burden for low and middle-income countries. Patients with NCDs are at higher risk of COVID-19 and suffer worse clinical outcomes. We present mortality trends for myocardial infarction (AMI), stroke, hypertension (HT), and type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) from 2005 to 2021 in Ecuador. The greatest increase in mortality observed in the pandemic was in AMI, T2DM, and HT. Factors related to COVID-19, health services, and patients with NCDs could contribute to these important increases in mortality.

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