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  • ACS admissions in the UK have dropped dramatically

    Recent data from the National Health Service in England suggest that during the coronavirus pandemic, people may be failing to seek medical attention for other life-threatening conditions. NHS England said that across the country, about only 60% of beds in acute-care hospitals were currently occupied (March and April 2020), which is a drop from 90% a year ago. Of greatest importance, patients with cardiac symptoms, such as a heart attack, are avoiding emergency department visits. The figure below demonstrates the drop-off of daily numbers of emergency department visits from cardiac patients in England during the coronavirus pandemic. This is concerning, as patients need to be treated for life-threatening conditions even during a pandemic. Also, patients who delay emergency department visits will present later in the course of their cardiac conditions with additional complications, which will make it even harder to treat them.

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