Where Have All the Heart Attacks Gone?

Where Have All the Heart Attacks Gone?

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/well/live/coronavirus-doctors-hospitals-emergency-care-heart-attack-stroke.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Excerpt: What is striking is that many of the emergencies have disappeared. Heart attack and stroke teams, always poised to rush in and save lives, are mostly idle. This is not just at my hospital. My fellow cardiologists have shared with me that their cardiology consultations have shrunk, except those related to Covid-19. In an informal Twitter poll by @angioplastyorg, an online community of cardiologists, almost half of the respondents reported that they are seeing a 40 percent to 60 percent reduction in admissions for heart attacks; about 20 percent reported more than a 60 percent reduction. (At the VA Monday, I saw one other patient, in the ER. Sure there are vets on the floors, but I didn't go there. ~Bob)