The Invisible Hand — Medical Care during the Pandemic

The patient’s wife had insisted that he get an angiogram, but by the time it came due, the country was in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic. Suddenly, the benefits of continuing medical therapy seemed greater, and he was spared an unnecessary procedure.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2020-04, Vol.382 (17), p.1586-1587
1. Verfasser:	Kittleson, Michelle M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Angina pectoris Angina, Stable - diagnostic imaging Angina, Stable - drug therapy Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular disease Coronary Angiography Coronary vessels Coronaviruses COVID-19 Fear & phobias Heart attacks Humans Ischemia Male Medical imaging Pandemics Pathogens Patients Physicians Professional baseball Risk Assessment Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Unnecessary Procedures
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Zusammenfassung:	The patient’s wife had insisted that he get an angiogram, but by the time it came due, the country was in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic. Suddenly, the benefits of continuing medical therapy seemed greater, and he was spared an unnecessary procedure.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMp2006607