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
Nilda Gladys Espinola-Zavaleta
, Ana Danissa Michel-Vasquez
, Maikel Santos-Medina
, Geovedys Martinez-Garcia
, Maidelis Prieto-Guerra, [...]
Nilda Gladys Espinola-Zavaleta
, Ana Danissa Michel-Vasquez
, Maikel Santos-Medina
, Geovedys Martinez-Garcia
, Maidelis Prieto-Guerra, [...]
Abstract Background To offer proper medical care to patients with ST-segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in low- and middle-income settings (LMIS) is challenging. However, it is not known if performance indicators have changed back after the epidemiological recovery. Objective to describe performance measures (PM) in patients with STEMI during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Observational study of patients with STEMI, from an LMIS, with analysis of PM suggested in the 2017 AHA-ACC Performance Measures for Adults with STEMI. […]
Keywords: Acute Coronary Syndrome; ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction; COVID-19