The COVID-19 Pandemic and Coronary Angiography for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Use of Mechanical Support, and Mechanical Complications in Canada: A Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology National Survey
- Stéphane Rinfret, MD, SM
- Israth Jahan, BSc
- Kevin McKenzie
- Nandini Dendukuri, PhD
- Kevin R. Bainey, MD, MSc
- Samer Mansour, MD
- Madhu Natarajan, MD
- Luiz F. Ybarra, MD, PhD, MBA
- Aun-Yeong Chong, BSc, MBBS, MD, MRCP
- Simon Bérubé, MD
- Robert Breton, MD
- Michael J. Curtis, MD
- Josep Rodés-Cabau, MD
- Amlani Shy (Shoaib), MD
- Alireza Bagherli, MD
- Warren Ball, MD
- Alan Barolet, MD, PhD
- Hussein K. Beydoun, MD
- Neil Brass, MD
- Albert W. Chan, MD, MSc
- Franco Colizza, MD
- Christian Constance, MD
- Neil P. Fam, MD, MSc
- François Gobeil, MD
- Tinouch Haghighat, MD
- Steven Hodge, MD
- Dominique Joyal, MD
- Hahn Hoe Kim, MD, CM
- Sohrab Lutchmedial, MD
- Andrea MacDougall, MD
- Paul Malik, MD
- Steve Miner, MD
- Kunal Minhas, BSc, MD
- Jason Orvold, MD
- Donald Palisaitis, MD
- Brendan Parfrey, MD
- Jean-Michel Potvin, MD
- Geoffrey Puley, MD
- Sam Radhakrishnan, MD
- Marco Spaziano, MD
- Jean-François Tanguay, MD
- Ram Vijayaraghaban, MD
- John G. Webb, MD
- Rodney H. Zimmermann, MD
- David A. Wood
- James M. Brophy, MD, PhD
DOIAbstract
Background: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic first wave, reductions in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) invasive care, ranging from 23% to 76%, have been reported from various countries. Whether this change had any impact on coronary angiography (CA) volume or on mechanical support device use for STEMI and post-STEMI mechanical complications in Canada is unknown. Methods: We administered a Canada-wide survey to all cardiac catheterization laboratory directors, seeking the volume of CA use for STEMI performed during the period from March 1 2020 to May 31, 2020 (pandemic period), and during 2 control periods (March 1, 2019 to May 31, 2019 and March 1, 2018 to May 31, 2018). The number of left ventricular support devices used, as...
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