Pulmonary Circulation (Jul 2020)
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on pulmonary hypertension out-patient clinics in Germany: a multi-centre study
- Athiththan Yogeswaran,
- Henning Gall,
- Khodr Tello,
- Ekkehard Grünig,
- Panagiota Xanthouli,
- Ralf Ewert,
- Jan C. Kamp,
- Karen M. Olsson,
- Max Wißmüller,
- Stephan Rosenkranz,
- Hans Klose,
- Lars Harbaum,
- Tobias J. Lange,
- Christian F. Opitz,
- Andrea Waelde,
- Katrin Milger,
- Natascha Sommer,
- Werner Seeger,
- Hossein Ardeschir Ghofrani,
- Manuel J. Richter
Affiliations
- Athiththan Yogeswaran
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
- Henning Gall
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
- Khodr Tello
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
- Ekkehard Grünig
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension at Thoraxklinik gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
- Panagiota Xanthouli
- Centre for Pulmonary Hypertension at Thoraxklinik gGmbH at Heidelberg University Hospital, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Heidelberg, Germany
- Ralf Ewert
- Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Zentrum für Innere Medizin, Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin B, Greifswald, Germany
- Jan C. Kamp
- Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease (BREATH) Hannover, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany
- Karen M. Olsson
- Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease (BREATH) Hannover, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany
- Max Wißmüller
- Klinik III für Innere Medizin and Cologne Cardiovascular Research Center (CCRC), Herzzentrum der Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany
- Stephan Rosenkranz
- Klinik III für Innere Medizin and Cologne Cardiovascular Research Center (CCRC), Herzzentrum der Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany
- Hans Klose
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Lars Harbaum
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Tobias J. Lange
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Division of Pneumology, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
- Christian F. Opitz
- Department of Cardiology, DRK Kliniken Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Andrea Waelde
- Comprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC-M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Munich, Germany
- Katrin Milger
- Comprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC-M), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Munich, Germany
- Natascha Sommer
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
- Werner Seeger
- Institute for Lung Health (ILH), Giessen, Germany
- Hossein Ardeschir Ghofrani
- Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Manuel J. Richter
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/2045894020941682
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10
Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension is frequently underdiagnosed, and referral is delayed with subsequent impact on outcomes. During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, restrictions on daily life and changes in hospitals' daily routine care were introduced in Germany. This multi-centre study provides evidence for a negative influence of these restrictions on patient care in pulmonary hypertension expert referral centres.
