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Increased cardiovascular death rates in a COVID-19 low prevalence area

Journal of Clinical Hypertension, ISSN: 1751-7176, Vol: 22, Issue: 10, Page: 1932-1935
2020
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The province of L'Aquila (Central Italy) was marginally affected by COVID-19 pandemic, but changes in health care seeking behaviors were noticed. The authors retrospectively analyzed de-identified data concerning all-cause and cardiovascular hospitalizations, cardiovascular acute phase treatments, and in-hospital cardiovascular deaths in the province of L'Aquila from January 1 to March 31, in 2020 and 2019. Incidence rate ratios (IRR) comparing 2020 and 2019 for admissions/procedures were calculated through Poisson regression. All-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the examined time windows was also assessed. Less all-cause (IRR 0.85, P <.001) and cardiovascular (IRR 0.73, P <.001) hospitalizations occurred in 2020 than in 2019. Less daily cardiovascular procedures were also performed (IRR: 0.74, P =.009). A disproportionate decrease in the number of procedures was observed in relation to cardiovascular hospitalizations in 2020 (−5.5%, P =.001). Unlike all-cause mortality, more in-hospital cardiovascular deaths occurred in March 2020 compared with March 2019 (+6.8%, P =.048).

Bibliographic Details

Del Pinto, Rita; Ferri, Claudio; Mammarella, Leondino; Abballe, Stefano; Dell'Anna, Sofia; Cicogna, Sabrina; Grassi, Davide; Sacco, Simona; Desideri, Giovambattista

Wiley

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