Lower ST-elevation myocardial infarction incidence during COVID-19 epidemic in Northern Europe

Jarkko Piuhola; Risto Kerkelä; Mika Laine; Geir Øystein Andersen; Andrejs Ērglis; Indulis Kumsārs; Leif Thuesen; Juha Sinisalo; Matti Niemelä; M Juhani Junttila

doi:10.1080/14017431.2020.1820563

Lower ST-elevation myocardial infarction incidence during COVID-19 epidemic in Northern Europe

Jarkko Piuhola, Risto Kerkelä, Mika Laine, Geir Øystein Andersen, Andrejs Ērglis, Indulis Kumsārs, Leif Thuesen, Juha Sinisalo, Matti Niemelä, M Juhani Junttila

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We compared the ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) incidence during COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020) to January-February 2020 and to same time period in earlier years 2017-2019 in five Nordic-Baltic tertiary centers. During 2017-2019, there were no marked differences in STEMI incidence between January, February and March. During 2020, there was an average drop of 32% in STEMI incidence in March. The isolation measures may decrease the risk for respiratory virus infection and contribute to the lower STEMI incidence and that we might benefit from firmer suggestions on hand hygiene and social distancing during flu season at least among high-risk individuals.

Original language	English
Journal	Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal
Volume	54
Issue number	6
Pages (from-to)	358-360
Number of pages	3
ISSN	1401-7431
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14017431.2020.1820563
Publication status	Published - 2020

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COVID-19
ST-elevation myocardial infarction
incidence

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Piuhola, J., Kerkelä, R., Laine, M., Andersen, G. Ø., Ērglis, A., Kumsārs, I., Thuesen, L., Sinisalo, J., Niemelä, M., & Junttila, M. J. (2020). Lower ST-elevation myocardial infarction incidence during COVID-19 epidemic in Northern Europe. Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal, 54(6), 358-360. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/14017431.2020.1820563

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