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© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. Background: Although morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 have been widely reported, the indirect effects of the pandemic beyond 2020 on other major diseases and health service activity have not been well described. Methods and results: Analyses used national administrative electronic hospital records in England, Scotland, and Wales for 2016-21. Admissions and procedures during the pandemic (2020-21) related to six major cardiovascular conditions [acute coronary syndrome (ACS), heart failure (HF), stroke/transient ischaemic attack (TIA), peripheral arterial disease (PAD), aortic aneurysm (AA), and venous thromboembolism(VTE)] were compared with the annual average in the pre-pandemic period (2016-19). Differences were assessed by time period and urgency of care. In 2020, there were 31 064 (-6%) fewer hospital admissions [14 506 (-4%) fewer emergencies, 16 560 (-23%) fewer elective admissions] compared with 2016-19 for the six major cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) combined. The proportional reduction in admissions was similar in all three countries. Overall, hospital admissions returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2021. Elective admissions remained substantially below expected levels for almost all conditions in all three countries [-10 996 (-15%) fewer admissions]. However, these reductions were offset by higher than expected total emergency admissions [+25 878 (+6%) higher admissions], notably for HF and stroke in England, and for VTE in all three countries. Analyses for procedures showed similar temporal variations to admissions. Conclusion: The present study highlights increasing emergency cardiovascular admissions during the pandemic, in the context of a substantial and sustained reduction in elective admissions and procedures. This is likely to increase further the demands on cardiovascular services over the coming years.
Author(s): Wright FL, Cheema K, Goldacre R, Hall N, Herz N, Islam N, Karim Z, Moreno-Martos D, Morales DR, O'Connell D, Spata E, Akbari A, Ashworth M, Barber M, Briffa N, Canoy D, Denaxas S, Khunti K, Kurdi A, Mamas M, Priedon R, Sudlow C, Morris EJA, Lacey B, Banerjee A
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes
Year: 2023
Volume: 9
Issue: 4
Pages: 377-388
Print publication date: 01/06/2022
Online publication date: 16/11/2022
Acceptance date: 14/11/2022
Date deposited: 01/03/2024
ISSN (print): 2058-5225
ISSN (electronic): 2058-1742
Publisher: Oxford University Press
URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcac077
DOI: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcac077
PubMed id: 36385522
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