Authors: Christoph Gräni, Gaspare Arnone, CHRISTINA FRAGKAKI, Jolanta Kunikowska, Francesco Bianco, Johan Verjans, Mirvat Alasnag, Ahmad Ozair, Natale Quartuccio, SARA PACELLA, Alberto Cuocolo, Kasper Kyhl, Fabien Hyafil, Stuart More, Konstantin Zavadovsky, Valentin Sinitsyn, Morten Bøttcher, Jorge Torreão, NOOR KHAIRIAH A. KARIM, Jonathan Rodrigues, Vincenzo Russo, Riccardo Liga, Mahmoud Shaaban, Caroline Van de Heyning, Juhani Knuuti, Tapan Patel, Mahmud Mossa-Basha, Axel Rominger, Andres Preciado-Anaya, Shady Abohashem, Marija Vavlukis, Raluca Mititelu, Tim Fairbairn, Thomas NB Pascual, Gulnora Rozikhodjaeva, Oscar-Ulises Preciado-Gutierrez
Venue: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Type: Publication
Abstract: Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has adversely affected diagnosis and treatment of noncommunicable diseases. Its effects on delivery of diagnostic care for cardiovascular disease, which remains the leading cause of death worldwide, have not been quantified. Objectives The study sought to assess COVID-19’s impact on global cardiovascular diagnostic procedural volumes and safety practices. Methods The International Atomic Energy Agency conducted a worldwide survey assessing alterations in cardiovascular procedure volu...
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Topics: 
Intensive care medicine
Cardiology
Virology
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