Journal article
Cardiovascular disease in times of COVID-19.
Abstract
There are increasing reports of a drastic drop in consultations and cardiovascular procedures (including urgencies and emergencies) in regions affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a consequent marked increase in total mortality that is not fully explained by COVID-19. Cardiovascular disease leads the ranking in deaths in adults in Argentina with 280 deaths per day, and in recent decades we have reduced its mortality by 20-30% through various …
Authors
Lamelas P; Botto F; Pedernera G; Alves De Lima A; Costabel JP; Belardi J
Journal
Medicina, Vol. 80, No. 3, pp. 248–252
Publication Date
2020
ISSN
0025-7680