Aims Since its emergence in early 2020, the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has reached pandemic levels …

Cardiovascular disease is both a risk factor and potential outcome of the direct, indirect and
long-term effects of COVID-19. A recent analysis in> 150,000 survivors of COVID-19 …

Objective To describe the place and cause of death during the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) pandemic to assess its impact on excess mortality. Methods This national death …

Background: Excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with those expected
from historical trends have been unequally distributed, both geographically and …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a substantial reduction in gastrointestinal
endoscopies, creating a backlog of procedures. We aimed to quantify this backlog nationally …

Background It remains unclear to what extent reductions in urgent referrals for suspected
cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic were the result of fewer patients attending primary …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has placed immense pressure on
health care services, necessitating reorganization and reprioritization of resources and …

Importance Throughout the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, it has been critical to
understand not only the viral disease itself but also its implications for the overall health care …

Aims The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a decline in hospitalizations for non-COVID-19-
related conditions. We explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiac …

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is known to present with respiratory
symptoms, which can lead to severe pneumonia and respiratory failure. However, it can …