• Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. · Jan 2021

    Reduction in Hospital Admissions Associated with Coronary Events during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Brazilian Private Health System: Data from the UNIMED-BH System.

    • Bruno Ramos Nascimento, BrantLuisa Campos CaldeiraLCChttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7317-1367Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Hospital das Clínicas, Serviço de Cardiologia e Cirurgia Cardiovascular e Centro de Telessaúde, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.Universidade Federal de Minas, Ana Cristina Teixeira Castro, Luiz Eduardo Vieira Froes, RibeiroAntonio Luiz PinhoALPhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2740-0042Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Hospital das Clínicas, Serviço de Cardiologia e Cirurgia Cardiovascular e Centro de Telessaúde, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.Universidade Federal de Minas , Renato Azeredo Teixeira, Larissa Vilela Cruz, Cynthia Bicalho Maluf Araújo, Charles Ferreira Souza, Eduardo Tomaz Froes, and Soraya Diniz Souza.
    • Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Hospital das Clínicas, Serviço de Cardiologia e Cirurgia Cardiovascular e Centro de Telessaúde, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
    • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 2021 Jan 1; 54: e01742021.

    IntroductionWe aimed to evaluate the impact of the new coronavirus disease 2019 on coronary hospitalizations in the Brazilian private health system.MethodsData on coronary admissions in 2020 and a 2-year historical series were collected from the UNIMED-BH insurance system.ResultsAdmission rates in 2020 reduced by 26% (95%CI, 22-30) in comparison with 2018/2019, markedly from March to May (37%) compared to the peak of the pandemic (June-September, 19%). Mortality was higher in 2020 (5.4%, 95%CI 4.5-6.4) than in 2018/2019 (3.6%, 95%CI 3.2-4.1).ConclusionsThere was a significant decrease in coronary admissions, with higher mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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