The impact of COVID-19 on the epidemiology, outcome and management of cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest is one of the major causes of death worldwide [1]. The recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is impacting both its epidemiology and outcome, further increasing the burden of cardiac arrest. We here review the evidence about the impact of COVID-19 on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA), as well as the outcomes for cardiac arrest in COVID-19 patients