COVID-19 Pandemic: Global Impact and Potential Implications for Cardiovascular Disease in Canada

Background: The literature indicates that cardiovascular disease (CVD; including stroke), older age, and availability of health care resources affect COVID-19 case fatality rates (CFRs). The cumulative effect of COVID-19 CFRs in global CVD populations and the extrapolated effect on access to health...

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Main Authors: Leigh C.P. Botly, PhD, Michelle Martin-Rhee, PhD, Adrienne Kasiban, BMath, Richard H. Swartz, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Sharon L. Mulvagh, MD, FRCPC, FACC, FASE, FAHA, M. Patrice Lindsay, RN, PhD, Cristina Goia, MSc, Eric E. Smith, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Michael D. Hill, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Thalia S. Field, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, Andrew D. Krahn, MD, FRCPC, FHRS, Gavin Y. Oudit, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Shelley Zieroth, MD, FRCPC, Cindy Y.Y. Yip, MASc, PhD, PMP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X2030072X