The current study aimed to examine the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on patient-related delay with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) at a tertiary center in the United Kingdom. The study demonstrated a significant delay in symptom-to-first medical contact and a higher cardiac troponin-I level on admission in patients with STEMI during the COVID-19 pandemic versus the pre-COVID era.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7211651 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2020.04.022 | DOI Listing |
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