Key result
COVID-19 pandemic linked to ~50% fewer heart failure hospitalizations but doubled in-hospital mortality.
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Associated HF admission drops with doubled mortality during COVID-19 signal care barriers; leaves open mechanisms and generalizability in this observational analysis.
Ye et al. (2026) conducted an editorial in Heart failure. COVID-19 pandemic vs. Pre-pandemic period (2017-2019) was evaluated on In-hospital mortality for heart failure. The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a roughly 50% decline in primary heart failure hospitalizations in Romania, while in-hospital mortality doubled from 4.0-4.3% pre-pandemic to 8.1-9.8%.
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