Giornale italiano di cardiologia : organo ufficiale della Federazione italiana di cardiologia : organo ufficiale della Società italiana di chirurgia cardiaca
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G Ital Cardiol (Rome) · Nov 2020
Multicenter Study[Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on structural heart interventions in Italy].
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to deferral of many non-urgent procedures in most healthcare systems worldwide. With this study we aimed to quantify the impact of COVID-19 on interventional treatment of structural heart disease (SHD) in Italy. ⋯ The COVID-19 pandemic caused a 79% drop in SHI volumes in Italy. PFO closure, LAAO and PMVR decreased more significantly as compared to TAVR. Further studies are needed to evaluate the impact of this reduction on outcomes of patients with SHD.
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G Ital Cardiol (Rome) · Aug 2020
Observational Study[An update on pulmonary embolism-related mortality in Italy (2003-2015)].
Data regarding pulmonary embolism (PE)-related mortality in Italy are scarce. We assessed PE-related mortality and its time trend in Italy by using the World Health Organization (WHO) Mortality Database. ⋯ The Italian age-adjusted mortality rates appeared lower compared to overall Southern Europe, despite a similar decreasing trend over time.
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G Ital Cardiol (Rome) · Jul 2020
Review[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on admissions for acute coronary syndrome: review of the literature and single-center experience].
During the early phase of the lockdown following the COVID-19 pandemic, an alarm on the impact on cardiology admissions for cardiac causes, particularly in the field of acute coronary syndromes (ACS), has emerged. In order to evaluate this trend, we analyzed the literature data published since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to date, in addition to our intensive cardiac care unit (ICCU) experience. ⋯ In conclusion, the lockdown imposed due to the spread of COVID-19 infection has led to a change in the number and type of cardiology admissions. It seems therefore necessary that patients, especially for time-dependent diseases such as ACS, continue to refer to hospital care; that contemporary standard of care for acute cardiac disease should be guaranteed, and that intensivist cardiologists acquire specific skills for the treatment of patients with clinical conditions normally treated by other specialists.