Collateral Damage: Medical Care Avoidance Behavior Among Patients With Myocardial Infarction During the COVID-19 Pandemic

作者: Francesco Moroni , Mario Gramegna , Silvia Ajello , Alessandro Beneduce , Luca Baldetti

DOI: 10.1016/J.JACCAS.2020.04.010

关键词: CoronavirusAcute coronary syndromeComplicationCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Intensive care medicineMyocardial infarctionIntensive care unitMedicineMedical carePandemic

摘要: Abstract The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an enormous strain on healthcare systems and society a global scale. We report new phenomenon of medical care avoidance among patients with acute coronary syndrome, which is due to concerns about contracting severe respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection during hospital stay, ultimately leading dire clinical outcomes. (Level Difficulty: Beginner.)

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