Understanding myocardial infarction trends during the early COVID-19 pandemic: an infodemiology study

AUTHORS

Dzaye O , Duebgen M , Berning P , Graham G , Martin SS , Blaha MJ , . Internal medicine journal. 2021 7 2; ().

PMID: 34213031 [PubMed].

ABSTRACT

During the first months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in early 2020, Google Trends data in the United States showed a strong increase in search query frequency for chest pain symptoms despite a concurrent decrease in search interest for myocardial infarction. This suggests a reduced attention to acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and chest pain as its main symptom during this time period. These observations could help explain why cardiovascular mortality rose dramatically despite a strong decrease in hospitalisation rates for ACS.

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