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Cardiovascular testing recovery in Latin America one year into the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of data from an international longitudinal survey

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Bremner, L, Vitola, J, Cerci, R, Campisi, R, Araujo, Ríos, R, Massardo, T, Gutierrez-Villamil, C, Solis, F, Peix, A, Speckter, H, Sanchez, Velez, M, Flores, AC, Madu, E, Alexánderson-Rosas, E, Ortellado, J, Morales, R, Mut, F, Vera, L, Hirschfeld, CB, Shaw, LJ, Williams, MC, Villines, TC, Better, N, Dorbala, S, Karthikeyan, G, Malkovskiy, E, Cohen, YA, Randazzo, M, Pascual, TNB, Pynda, Y, Dondi, M, Paez, D, Einstein, AJ

Publicado 2024

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted Latin America (LATAM), significantly disrupting cardiovascular testing. This study evaluated cardiac procedure recovery in LATAM one year after the outbreak. Methods: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) surveyed 669 centers in 107 countries worldwide, including 135 facilities in 19 LATAM countries, to assess cardiovascular procedure volumes in March 2019, April 2020, and April 2021, and changes in center practices and staffing conditions one year into the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings: LATAM centers reported a 21 % decrease in procedure volumes in April 2021 from pre-pandemic-baseline, vs. a 0 % change in the rest of the world (RoW), and greater volume reductions for almost all procedure types. Centers in Central America and Mexico reported the largest procedure reductions (47 % reduction) compared to the Caribbean (15...