Changing pattern of admissions for acute myocardial infarction in India during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aim: Studies on the changes in the presentation and management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) during the COVID-19 pandemic from low- and middle-income countries are limited. We sought to determine the changes in the number of admissions, management practices, and outcomes of AMI during the pandemic period in India.

Methods & Results: In this two-timepoint cross-sectional study involving 187 hospitals across India, patients admitted with AMI between 15th March to 15th June in 2020 were compared with those admitted during the corresponding period of 2019.

Pattern of acute MI admissions in India during COVID-19 era: A Cardiological Society of India study - Rationale and design.

Background: COVID-19 pandemic has affected around 20million patients worldwide and 2.0 million cases from India. The lockdown was employed to delay the pandemic.

Consensus evidence-based guidelines for management of hyperglycaemia in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with diabetes in India.

Diabetes is associated with a significant risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Patients with diabetes are known to suffer from a disproportionately large burden of CVDs, in terms of higher risk, worse prognosis and more adverse outcomes. Acute coronary syndromes, including coronary artery disease, represent a large proportion of this burden and conventionally coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been the mainstay of facilitating reperfusion in patients with diabetes.