Impact of COVID-19 on Cardiovascular Testing in the United States Versus the Rest of the World

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study sought to quantify and compare the decline in volumes of cardiovascular procedures between the United States and non-U.S. institutions during the early phase of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the care of many non-COVID-19 illnesses. Reductions in diagnostic cardiovascular testing around the world have led to concerns over the implications of reduced …

Authors

Hirschfeld CB; Shaw LJ; Williams MC; Lahey R; Villines TC; Dorbala S; Choi AD; Shah NR; Bluemke DA; Berman DS

Journal

JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, Vol. 14, No. 9, pp. 1787–1799

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

September 2021

DOI

10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.03.007

ISSN

1936-878X

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Katherine Zukotynski

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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