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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Cardiovascular Testing in Asia: The IAEA INCAPS-COVID Study
JACC: Asia, Volume 1, No. 2, Year 2021
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Description
Background: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly affected management of cardiovascular disease around the world. The effect of the pandemic on volume of cardiovascular diagnostic procedures is not known. Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the effects of the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiovascular diagnostic procedures and safety practices in Asia. Methods: The International Atomic Energy Agency conducted a worldwide survey to assess changes in cardiovascular procedure volume and safety practices caused by COVID-19. Testing volumes were reported for March 2020 and April 2020 and were compared to those from March 2019. Data from 180 centers across 33 Asian countries were grouped into 4 subregions for comparison. Results: Procedure volumes decreased by 47% from March 2019 to March 2020, showing recovery from March 2020 to April 2020 in Eastern Asia, particularly in China. The majority of centers cancelled outpatient activities and increased time per study. Practice changes included implementing physical distancing and restricting visitors. Although COVID testing was not commonly performed, it was conducted in one-third of facilities in Eastern Asia. The most severe reductions in procedure volumes were observed in lower-income countries, where volumes decreased 81% from March 2019 to April 2020. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic in Asia caused significant reductions in cardiovascular diagnostic procedures, particularly in low-income countries. Further studies on effects of COVID-19 on cardiovascular outcomes and changes in care delivery are warranted. © 2021 The Authors
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Authors & Co-Authors
Kudo, Takashi
Japan, Nagasaki
Nagasaki University
Lahey, Ryan
United States, New York
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Hirschfeld, Cole B.
United States, New York
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Williams, Michelle Claire
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Lu, Bin
Unknown Affiliation
Alasnag, Mirvat A.
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital
Bhatia, Mona L.
India, New Delhi
Fortis Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre
Henry Bom, Hee Seung
South Korea, Hwasun-gun
Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital
Dautov, Tairkhan Bekpolatovich
Kazakhstan, Nur-sultan
National Research Cardiac Surgery Center
Fazel, Reza
Iran, Tehran
Massih Daneshvari Educational Hospital
United States, Boston
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Karthikeyan, Ganesan
India, New Delhi
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, new Delhi
Keng, Felix Yung Jih
Singapore, Singapore City
National Heart Centre Singapore
Rubinshtein, Ronen
Israel, Holon
Edith Wolfson Medical Center Israel
Better, Nathan
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Cerci, Rodrigo Júlio
Brazil, Curitiba
Quanta Diagnóstico e Terapia
Dorbala, Sharmila
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Raggi, Paolo M.
Canada, Edmonton
University of Alberta
Shaw Phd, Leslee J.
United States, New York
Weill Cornell Medicine
Villines, Todd С.
United States, Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Vítola, João Vicente
Brazil, Curitiba
Quanta Diagnóstico e Terapia
Choi, Andrew D.
United States, Washington, D.c.
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Malkovskiy, Eli
United States, New York
New York Presbyterian Hospital
United States, New York
Columbia University
Goebel, Benjamin P.
United States, New York
Weill Cornell Medicine
Cohen, Yosef A.
Israel, Haifa
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Randazzo, Michael J.
United States, New York
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Pascual, Thomas N.B.
Philippines, Quezon City
Philippine Nuclear Research Institute
Pynda, Yaroslav
Austria, Vienna
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna
Dondi, Maurizio
Austria, Vienna
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna
Páez, Diana
Austria, Vienna
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna
Einstein, Andrew Jeffrey
United States, New York
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Cerci, Rodrigo
Unknown Affiliation
Hinterleitner, Gerd
Unknown Affiliation
Lu, Yao
Unknown Affiliation
Morozova, Olga
Unknown Affiliation
Xu, Zhuoran
Unknown Affiliation
Cohen, Yosef A.
Unknown Affiliation
Choi, Andrew
Unknown Affiliation
Lopez-Mattei, Juan Carlos
Unknown Affiliation
Parwani, Purvi J.
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Nasery, Mohammad Nawaz
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Goda, Artan
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Shirka, Ervina
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Benlabgaa, Rabie
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Bouyoucef, Salaheddine
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Medjahedi, Abdelkader
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Nailli, Qais
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Agolti, Mariela
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Agüero, Roberto Nicolas
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Alak, María Del Carmen
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Alberguina, Lucia Graciela
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Arroñada, Guillermo
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Astesiano, Andrea
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Astesiano, Alfredo
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Norton, Carolina Bas
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Benteo, Pablo
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Blanco, Juan
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Bonelli, Juan Manuel
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Bustos, Jose Javier
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Cabrejas, Raul
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Cachero, Jorge
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Campisi, Roxana
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Canderoli, Alejandro
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Carames, Silvia
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Castro, Ricardo Belisario
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Fairbairn, Timothy A.
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Luis Rodrigues, Jonathan Carl
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Al-Mallah, Mouaz Husayn
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Blankstein, Ron
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Bluemke, David A.
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Statistics
Citations: 7
Authors: 254
Affiliations: 23
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jacasi.2021.06.002
ISSN:
27723747
Research Areas
Covid
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative