Journal article
International Impact of COVID-19 on the Diagnosis of Heart Disease
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has adversely affected diagnosis and treatment of noncommunicable diseases. Its effects on delivery of diagnostic care for cardiovascular disease, which remains the leading cause of death worldwide, have not been quantified.
OBJECTIVES: The study sought to assess COVID-19's impact on global cardiovascular diagnostic procedural volumes and safety practices.
Authors
Einstein AJ; Shaw LJ; Hirschfeld C; Williams MC; Villines TC; Better N; Vitola JV; Cerci R; Dorbala S; Raggi P
Journal
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol. 77, No. 2, pp. 173–185
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2021
DOI
10.1016/j.jacc.2020.10.054
ISSN
0735-1097