Abstract
COVID-19 drastically impacted the landscape of the United States' medical system. Limited data is available on the nationwide implantation trends in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator (CRT-D) devices before and during the pandemic. We aimed to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on CRT-D insertion rates and adverse outcomes related to delays in care. We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional analysis using the National Inpatient Sample database between 2017 and 2020. Variables were identified using their ICD-10 codes. Inclusion criteria: age ≥ 18 years, presenting for a nonelective admission, primary diagnosis of hypertensive heart disease, hypertensive heart, chronic kidney disease, or heart failure, and underwent insertion of a CRT-D. Between 2017 and 2020, CRT-D devices were inserted during 23,635 admissions. On average, 6198 devices were implanted yearly from 2017 to 2019, with only 5040 devices being implanted in 2020. Additionally, reduced implantation rates were noted for every cohort of hospital size, location, and teaching status during this year. The year 2020 also had the highest average death rate at 1.39%, but this difference was statistically insignificant (adjusted Wald test p = .767), and COVID-19 was not associated with an increased risk of inpatient mortality (OR 0.22, 95% CI 0.03-1.82, p = .162). The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all facets of the healthcare system, especially surgical volume rates. CRT-D procedures significantly decreased in 2020. This is the first retrospective study highlighting the trend of reduced rates of CRT-D implantation as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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