Decline of acute coronary syndrome admissions in Austria since the outbreak of COVID-19: the pandemic response causes cardiac collateral damage

Eur Heart J. 2020 May 14;41(19):1852-1853. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa314.

Authors

Bernhard Metzler¹, Peter Siostrzonek², Ronald K Binder³, Axel Bauer¹, Sebastian Johannes Reinstadler¹

Affiliations

¹ University Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology and Angiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria.
² Department of Internal Medicine 2, Cardiology, Ordensklinikum Linz Barmherzige Schwestern, Linz, Austria.
³ Department of Internal Medicine 2, Cardiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen, Wels, Austria.

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome / epidemiology*
Austria
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Hospitalization / trends*
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2