Incidence and Demographic Trends for Acute Coronary Syndrome in a Non-Epidemic Area During the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic in Japan　― A 2-Institutional Observational Study ―

Background: We investigated the incidence of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in a non-epidemic area of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in Japan. Methods and Results: This observational study included consecutive patients admitted for ACS at 2 tertiary hospitals in Izumo City during the pandemic in...

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Autores principales: Yasuda, Yu, Ishiguchi, Hironori, Ishikura, Masahiro, Yoshida, Masaaki, Imoto, Koji, Sonoyama, Kazuhiko, Kawabata, Tetsuya, Okamura, Takayuki, Endo, Akihiro, Kobayashi, Shigeki, Tanabe, Kazuaki, Yano, Masafumi, Oda, Tsuyoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Circulation Society 2021
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Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7939951/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33693295
http://dx.doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-20-0141
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Sumario:Background: We investigated the incidence of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in a non-epidemic area of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in Japan. Methods and Results: This observational study included consecutive patients admitted for ACS at 2 tertiary hospitals in Izumo City during the pandemic in Japan (n=42, March–July 2020). Although the monthly ACS incidence was comparable, the proportions of delayed admissions and high Killip class (III/IV) were significantly higher in this population than in historical cohorts (n=197, 2015–2019). Conclusions: Our findings stress the importance of encouraging patients with ACS-related symptoms to visit medical services promptly, especially in non-epidemic areas.

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