Impact of the Coronavirus Disease-19 Pandemic on Acute Cardiovascular Emergencies in a Third Level Cardiology Hospital: A Call for Action

Rev Invest Clin. 2020 May 7;72(5). doi: 10.24875/RIC.20000349. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

The consequences of the coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 pandemic go beyond the number of cases and deaths attributed to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-coronavirus-2 infection. The overwhelmed health care systems and the strict social containment measures have had an impact on the threshold at which patients seek medical care for diseases other than COVID-19, including cardiovascular conditions.