Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) era impact on incidence of sudden deaths due to myocardial infarction (Heart Attack) in States and Union Territories of India- A cross-sectional comparative study (2018-2022)

Author(s): Piyush Kumar, Anupama Verma

Background-COVID-19 has increased the risk of developing CVD (Cardiovascular Disease). There is a lack of research paper, on the comparative assessment of the incidence of sudden death due to Myocardial Infarction (MI), during COVID-19. This study aimed to quantify this assessment. Another search to start this study is that several studies have reported that COVID-19 vaccine is also associated with myocarditis/cardiomyopathy. Methods and results-This study was based on the NCRB data, Government of India, on sudden death due to MI, between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2022. The five coastal states of India accounts for majority (70%), of all MI cases related sudden deaths. The base year 2018 was having the least whereas the last year 2022 was having the largest number of MI cases related mortality detected in one individual year. The largest percent change in sudden death due to MI in males is found in 2022, when it increased by 14.26% (is it due to delayed cardiomyopathy due to COVID-19 or Vaccine? This will be a matter of research in coming era). This study revealed that there is 25.80 percent increase in total number of new MI cases related mortality in 2022 in comparison to pre-COVID-19 year 2018. There is an overall increase of 11.24 percent sudden death, due to MI cases in males during the COVID-19 period. The Male sudden death due to MI increased during COVID-19 year 2022 by 26.71 percent in comparison to pre- COVID-19 year 2018. Sudden death due to MI increased in all age groups of male and female during COVID-19.