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

Year: 2021

Type: article

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.

Source: Internal Medicine Journal

DOI: 10.1111/imj.15399

Authors: Omar Dzaye, Matthias Duebgen, Philipp Berning, Garth Graham, Seth S. Martin, Michael J. Blaha

Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Stiftung Charité, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Aetna Foundation

Language: English

Topic: Data-Driven Disease Surveillance

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W3175647299

FWCI: 0.36

Cites: 10

Cited by: 2

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