Patient voluntarily delays call to emergency medical system for ST-elevation myocardial infarction during COVID-19 pandemic

• Enrico Baldi,
• Angelo Auricchio,
• Ruggero Cresta,
• Chiara Vanetta,
• Luciano Anselmi,
• Giovanni Pedrazzini,
• Claudio Benvenuti

Affiliations

Enrico Baldi

Fondazione Ticino Cuore, Breganzona, Switzerland; Cardiocentro Ticino Institute, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland; Department of Molecular Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology and Experimental Cardiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy

Angelo Auricchio

Corresponding author at: Division of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino Institute, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland.; Fondazione Ticino Cuore, Breganzona, Switzerland; Cardiocentro Ticino Institute, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland

Ruggero Cresta

Fondazione Ticino Cuore, Breganzona, Switzerland

Chiara Vanetta

Fondazione Ticino Cuore, Breganzona, Switzerland

Luciano Anselmi

Federazione Cantonale Ticinese Servizi Autoambulanze (FCTSA), Breganzona, Switzerland

Giovanni Pedrazzini

Cardiocentro Ticino Institute, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland

Claudio Benvenuti

Fondazione Ticino Cuore, Breganzona, Switzerland