Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to the way healthcare is delivered. While the impact of death and comorbidity due to infections with SARS-CoV-2 is a ubiquitous concern, it is unclear what effect this pandemic is having on hospitalized patients who are not infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. We seek to estimate the [...]

Background: We compared 1) monthly rates of hospitalizations by disease severity and heart failure types, 2) measures of in-hospital care process, 3) and 30-day clinical outcomes of patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) hospitalized during COVID-19 pandemic with those admitted in pre-pandemic periods. Methods: Retrospective study of 8989 ADHF hospitalizations (6769 unique patients, mean [...]

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has dramatically altered how clinicians care for hospitalized patients in the setting of a highly contagious respiratory disease. Changes seen across hospitals include implementation of medical distancing guidelines (i.e. reduced in-person patient contact) and creation of respiratory isolation units (RIUs) for patients with COVID-19. While medical distancing has [...]