The COVID-19 pandemic has limited the access of patients with cardiovascular diseases to
healthcare services, causing excess deaths. However, a detailed analysis of temporal …

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic immediately and perhaps
irrevocably impacted society at large, the provision of cardiovascular (CV) care, the function …

Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
There are significant differences in the burden of cardiovascular disease and associated risk …

Objectives To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the volumes of use of
diagnostic imaging examinations in the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS), the only …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of mortality in Latin America and the
Caribbean (LAC), with the risk in men being slightly higher than in women. The coronavirus …

Cardiac computed tomography (CCT) is often used synonymously with coronary CT
angiography (CCTA) and coronary artery calcium scoring (CACS), but also encompasses …

Purpose To develop and validate a deep learning (DL)-model for automatic reconstruction
for coronary CT angiography (CCTA) in patients with origin anomaly, stent or bypass graft …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted Latin America (LATAM),
significantly disrupting cardiovascular testing. This study evaluated cardiac procedure …

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the delivery of cardiovascular care, including
noninvasive testing protocols and test selection for the evaluation of coronary artery disease …

Background In patients with multi-vessel disease presenting with ST elevation myocardial
infarction (STEMI), the efficacy and safety of ischemia-guided, vs routine non-culprit vessel …