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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2184-0628</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Gazeta Médica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Gaz Med]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2184-0628</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Círculo Médico]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2184-06282020000200107</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.29315/gm.v7i2.349</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Pandemia COVID-19: Impacto (Também) na Cardiologia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact (Also) on Cardiology]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Oliveira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mário]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital CUF Infante Santo Centro do Coração ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Lisboa ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital de Santa Marta Serviço de Cardiologia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Lisboa ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa Instituto de Fisiologia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Lisboa ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>30</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>30</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>7</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>107</fpage>
<lpage>109</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2184-06282020000200107&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2184-06282020000200107&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2184-06282020000200107&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo A pandemia COVID-19 implicou profundas e rápidas mudanças no funcionamento dos serviços de saúde. A suspensão da atividade eletiva no período de confinamento e a redução significativa das idas às urgências hospitalares, condicionada pelo receio de contágio COVID-19, levaram ao adiamento do tratamento de situações cardiovasculares potencialmente graves, apesar do normal funcionamento da via verde coronária e do acidente vascular cerebral (AVC). Estes fatores facilitaram a descompensação de diferentes patologias, contribuindo provavelmente para o aumento da mortalidade na população idosa em Portugal durante a pandemia. O artigo sublinha a importância de manter a sociedade informada sobre a necessidade de recorrer às urgências hospitalares, de forma a permitir a intervenção atempada e maior benefício no tratamento do enfarte do miocárdio e AVC.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic involved profound and rapid changes in the functioning of health care services. The interruption of clinical programmed activity during the lockdown period and the significant reduction in visits to emergency departments, due to the fear of COVID-19, led to the postponement of appropriate treatment for potentially serious cardiovascular conditions, despite the normal functioning of the interventional units for acute myocardial infarction and stroke. These factos contributed to the decompensation of different pathologies, probably influencing the observed increase in mortality of elderly population in Portugal during the pandemic. This article stresses the importance of keeping population informed about the importance of hospital emergencies in cardiovascular care, in order to allow for timely intervention and greater benefits in the treatment of myocardial infarction and stroke.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Doenças Cardiovasculares]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Pandemia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cardiovascular Diseases]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Pandemics]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
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