Revista española de cardiología (English ed.)
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Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) · Dec 2020
Multicenter Study Observational StudyImpact of COVID-19 on ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction care. The Spanish experience.
The COVID-19 outbreak has had an unclear impact on the treatment and outcomes of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The aim of this study was to assess changes in STEMI management during the COVID-19 outbreak. ⋯ The number of STEMI patients treated during the current COVID-19 outbreak fell vs the previous year and there was an increase in the median time from symptom onset to reperfusion and a significant 2-fold increase in the rate of in-hospital mortality. No changes in reperfusion strategy were detected, with primary percutaneous coronary intervention performed for the vast majority of patients. The co-existence of STEMI and SARS-CoV-2 infection was relatively infrequent.
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Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) · Sep 2020
Multicenter Study Observational StudyPrevalence of colorectal disease in Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis: results of an observational multicenter study.
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of colorectal disease in Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis (EFIE) patients. ⋯ Performing a colonoscopy in all EFIE patients, irrespective of the presumed source of infection, could be helpful to diagnose colorectal disease in these patients and to avoid a new bacteremia episode (and eventually infective endocarditis) by the same or a different microorganism.