Academic Editor: Alpo Vuorio
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has significantly the
delivery of healthcare all around the world. In part, an abnormal and unexplained
high non-COVID-related cardiovascular mortality rate was reported during the
outbreak. We assess the correlation between anxiety level and decision to seek
medical care (DSMC) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods:
We recruited patients with cardiovascular complaints admitted to the emergency
department in a single institute in Israel between February and September 2020.
Anxiety level was measured using available questionnaires. DSMC was assessed with
a newly designed questionnaire (DM-19). Results: Two-hundreds seventy
patients were included in the study. The mean age was 52.6