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Cardiac arrest in covid-19
Uncertain evolution of untreated coronary syndromes during covid-19 pandemic
BMJ 2020; 371 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m4250 (Published 04 November 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;371:m4250
- José Ramón Seco Vasco, emergency doctor, cardiologist, and researcher,
- Raul Curado Castano, emergency doctor and researcher,
- Ana Maria Mateos Gomez, emergency doctor and researcher
- SCCU Sevilla Sur, Hospital de Valme, Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Ctra de Cádiz Km 548,9, 41014 Sevilla, Spain
- joser.seco.sspa{at}juntadeandalucia.es
Hayek and colleagues found that cardiac arrest is common and associated with poor survival in patients critically ill with covid-19.1
The sharp decline in admissions for coronary syndromes during the covid-19 pandemic is a complex, prevalent, and maybe ominous phenomenon. We are seeing a lower rate of presentations and …
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