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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on rates of congenital heart disease procedures among children: prospective cohort analyses of 26 270 procedures in 17 860 children using CVD-COVID-UK consortium record linkage data

Open Heart

Background The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated major reallocation of healthcare services. Our aim was to assess the impact on paediatric congenital heart disease (CHD) procedures during different pandemic periods compared with the prepandemic period, to inform appropriate responses to future major health services disruptions.

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Recovery of cardiovascular testing in Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the INCAPS COVID 2 study

Open Heart

Objectives This study sought to evaluate the recovery of cardiovascular testing in Asia 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic. Cardiovascular testing volumes in Asia decreased by 53% from March 2019 to April 2020, then recovered 96% of this decrease by April 2021, compared with 98% recovery in the rest of the world.

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Cardiac arrest survival improved since COVID-19 pandemic waned, still lower than prior years

American Heart News - Heart News

survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests fell significantly at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and only slightly. This news release contains updated information and data not included in the abstract. Research Highlights: U.S.

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Survey Details General Public's Eroding Trust Level with Healthcare After COVID-19

HCPLive

Trust in physicians and hospitals dropped from over 70% in 2020 to under 50% in 2024, with declines seen across all demographics, a new survey shows.

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Cardiac arrest survival improved since COVID-19 pandemic waned, still lower than prior years

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates dropped significantly at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and have continued to remain lower than in the pre-pandemic years of 2015–2019, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2024.,

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Surgical and transcatheter aortic valve interventions for aortic stenosis in England: sociodemographic variations in treatment trends and outcome over 20 years

Heart BMJ

The sociodemographic characteristics of patients undergoing intervention for aortic stenosis (AS) in England, and the impact of COVID-19, is unknown. Rates of SAVR declined during COVID-19 for all groups, but TAVI rates increased steadily. Results Of 179 645 procedures, there were 139 990 SAVR (mean age 71±10.8

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The impact of COVID-19 and the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitalized patients with STEMI in the United States: insights from the National Inpatient Sample

Coronary Artery Disease Journal

Background It is unclear how COVID-19 pandemic affected care and outcomes among patients who are diagnosed with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the USA. reduction in admissions in 2020. reduction in admissions in 2020. In 2020, 3.0% 12.55, P < 0.001) with COVID-19 infection compared with no infection.