Return towards normality in admissions for myocardial infarction after the lockdown removal for COVID-19 outbreak in Italy
Int J Cardiol
This study first indicates an increase in the number of admissions for MI after the removal of the national lockdown for COVID-19 in Italy. This increase was prevalent in the first weeks following the lockdown removal, but was under-represented in STEMI patients.
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Rognoni A, D'Ascenzo F, Solli M, Mennuni MG, Galiffa V, Rosso R, Cavallino C, Ugo F, De Filippo O, Borin A, Porto I, Fedele F, Mancone M, Sardella G, Trabattoni D, Barbero U, Moncalvo C, Verardi R, Casella G, Montalto C, Leonardi S, Azzolina D, De Ferrari GM, Patti G. Return towards normality in admissions for myocardial infarction after the lockdown removal for COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. Int J Cardiol 2021 Mar 22;S0167-5273(21)00550-7.doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.03.046.