A bimonthly publication part of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology portfolio of journals connected with ABC Cardiol publishing national and international scientific production in the field of cardiovascular sciences.
ISSN 2359-4802
eISSN 2359-5647
Luis Sérgio Carvalho Luciano
, Luiz Eduardo Koenig São Thiago
, Isabela de Carlos Back
, Leandro Waldrich
, Luiza Di Bernardi de São Thiago
, [...]
Luis Sérgio Carvalho Luciano
, Luiz Eduardo Koenig São Thiago
, Isabela de Carlos Back
, Leandro Waldrich
, Luiza Di Bernardi de São Thiago
, [...]
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed measures of social distancing and, during this time, there has been an elevation in cardiovascular mortality rates and a decrease in the number of emergency visits. Objectives To assess and compare in-hospital mortality for cardiovascular diseases and emergency department visits during the COVID-19 pandemic and the same period in 2019. Methods Retrospective, single-center study that evaluated emergency visits and in-hospital deaths between March 16, 2020 and June 16, 2020, when the steepest fall […]
Keywords: Cardiovascular Diseases; Emergency Service, Hospitalar; COVID-19; Betacoronavirus/complications; Hospitalization; Visitors to Patients; Hospitals, Packaged; Pandemics