Luca Bremner, Joao Vitola, Rodrigo Cerci, Roxana Campisi, Raúl Araujo Ríos, Teresa Massardo, Claudia Gutierrez-Villamil, Felix Solis, Amalia Peix, Herwin Speckter, Mayra Sanchez Velez, Ana Camila Flores, Ernest Madu, Erick Alexánderson-Rosas, José Ortellado, Rosanna Morales, Fernando Mut, Luisa Vera, Cole B Hirschfeld, Leslee J Shaw, Michelle C Williams, Todd C Villines, Nathan Better, Sharmila Dorbala, Ganesan Karthikeyan, Eli Malkovskiy, Yosef A Cohen, Michael Randazzo, Thomas N B Pascual, Yaroslav Pynda, Maurizio Dondi, Diana Paez, Andrew J Einstein
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...
June 2024: IJC Heart & Vasculature