TY - JOUR
T1 - Nationwide cardiovascular disease admission rates during a second COVID-19 lockdown
AU - Christensen, Daniel Mølager
AU - Butt, Jawad Haider
AU - Fosbøl, Emil
AU - Køber, Lars
AU - Torp-Pedersen, Christian
AU - Gislason, Gunnar
AU - Phelps, Matthew
N1 - Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/11
Y1 - 2021/11
N2 - Societal lockdowns during the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic were associated with decreased admission rates for acute cardiovascular conditions worldwide. In this nationwide Danish study of the first five weeks of a second pandemic lockdown, incidence of new-onset heart failure and atrial fibrillation remained stable, but there was a significant drop in new-onset ischemic heart disease and ischemic stroke during the fourth week of lockdown, which normalized promptly. The observed drops were lower compared to the first Danish lockdown in March 2020; thus, our data suggest that declines in acute cardiovascular disease admission rates during future lockdowns are avoidable.
AB - Societal lockdowns during the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic were associated with decreased admission rates for acute cardiovascular conditions worldwide. In this nationwide Danish study of the first five weeks of a second pandemic lockdown, incidence of new-onset heart failure and atrial fibrillation remained stable, but there was a significant drop in new-onset ischemic heart disease and ischemic stroke during the fourth week of lockdown, which normalized promptly. The observed drops were lower compared to the first Danish lockdown in March 2020; thus, our data suggest that declines in acute cardiovascular disease admission rates during future lockdowns are avoidable.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85111998938&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.07.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.07.001
M3 - Letter
C2 - 34274314
SN - 0002-8703
VL - 241
SP - 35
EP - 37
JO - American Heart Journal
JF - American Heart Journal
ER -