Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2021; 116(3): 381-382
Avoidable Cardiovascular Events: A Serious Side Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic
This Short Editorial is referred by the Research article "Reduction in Hospitalization and Increase in Mortality Due to Cardiovascular Diseases during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil".
Soon after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a general feeling arose among the doctors: many patients would have poor outcomes due to delays in seeking medical services for fear of infection. Patients with acute myocardial infarction, decompensated heart failure or stroke would stay at home or go to the hospital late in the course of the event. Investigation of potentially serious diseases, such as cancer, would be postponed. Besides, healthcare collapse would prove to be a contributor to inadequate care of non-COVID-19 diseases.
It took some months for the researchers to gather data on the nuances of this phenomenon. Several publications have confirmed the expectations, shedding light on an aspect that must be discussed and disseminated.
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