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Erschienen in: European Journal of Epidemiology 11/2023

31.10.2023 | CORRESPONDENCE

Re: A comprehensive analysis of all-cause and cause-specific excess deaths in 30 countries during 2020. Alicandro et al. Eur J Epidemiol 2023

verfasst von: Alberto Cordero, José Méndez Gallego, David Sirera, Ignacio Echeverría

Erschienen in: European Journal of Epidemiology | Ausgabe 11/2023

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We have read the interesting results published by Alicandro, et al. [1] in the article “A comprehensive analysis of all-cause and cause-specific excess deaths in 30 countries during 2020”. Authors demonstrate the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on all-cause mortality in 2020 in more than 20 countries but, also, an increase in mortality related to cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Cardiovascular disease was independently associated to higher mortality rates in patients with covid-19 [2] but, also, the pandemic and lockdowns had deep impact on health care systems because emergent revascularization procedures [3] and hospitalizations for acute coronary syndromes [4] were reported to be unexpectedly low throughout 2020. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Re: A comprehensive analysis of all-cause and cause-specific excess deaths in 30 countries during 2020. Alicandro et al. Eur J Epidemiol 2023
verfasst von
Alberto Cordero
José Méndez Gallego
David Sirera
Ignacio Echeverría
Publikationsdatum
31.10.2023
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
European Journal of Epidemiology / Ausgabe 11/2023
Print ISSN: 0393-2990
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7284
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-023-01057-6

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