Cohort Study: Change in heart disease and stroke mortality before and during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates and Age and Risk–Associated Contributions to Change in Heart Disease and Stroke Mortality, 2011-2019 and 2019-2020 – JAMA Network Open

Commentaries:

Several-Fold Increase in Stroke and Heart Disease Deaths During COVID-19 Pandemic – NeurologyToday

2019 to 2020 Saw Risk-Linked Deaths From Heart Disease, Stroke Up – HealthDay

Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more). Article and images under CC-BY License

Our paper @JAMANetworkOpen Sidney et al. https://t.co/bfCX9akd6p 2019 – 2020, several-fold ⬆️ in risk-associated deaths from Heart Disease & Stroke, with greater ⬆️ minorities & highest ⬆️among Black adults. More evidence of underlying systemic inequities & structural racism ? pic.twitter.com/goQgPmRU9c

— Jamal Rana, MD (@JamalRanaMD) March 23, 2022