Arrhythmogenic syncope leading to cardiac rhythm management procedures during COVID-19 lockdown.
Expert Rev Med Devices
; 17(11): 1207-1210, 2020 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-885612
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, the Italian government adopted strict rules of lockdown and social distancing. The aim of our study was to assess admission rate for syncope leading to cardiac rhythm management (CRM) procedures in Campania, the third-most-populous region of Italy, during COVID-19 lockdown.Methods:
Data were sourced from 14 referral hospitals in Campania from 10th March to 4 May 2020 (lockdown period) and during the same period in 2019. Among consecutive patients hospitalized for CRM procedures during the two observational periods, we retrospectively evaluated those admitted for arrhythmogenic syncope. Admission rate and the type of hospital admission between the two observational periods were compared.Results:
Among 951 consecutive patients hospitalized for CRM procedures, 204 were admitted for arrhythmogenic syncope leading to CRM procedures. A significant increase in admission was shown in 2020 compared to 2019 (26.4% vs. 18.3%; P = 0.003). Moreover, regarding the type of admission to hospitals, attendance at the emergency department (ED) significantly increased (83.5% vs. 56.1%; P < 0.001); conversely, a significant decrease in urgent unplanned hospitalizations (6.2% vs. 35.5%; P < 0.001) was observed during COVID-19 lockdown.Conclusions:
The hospitalization for arrhythmogenic syncope leading to CRM procedures increased during COVID-19 lockdown.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Expert Rev Med Devices
Journal subject:
Diagnostic Imaging
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Therapeutics
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
17434440.2020.1841632
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