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Impact of COVID-19-related public containment measures on the ST elevation myocardial infarction epidemic in Belgium: a nationwide, serial, cross-sectional study

Marc J. Claeysa Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jean-François Argachab Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Brussels, Brussels, BelgiumView further author information
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Philippe Collartc Centre de recherche en Epidémiologie, Biostatistiques et Recherche Clinique, School of Public Health, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumView further author information
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Marc Carlierd Department of Cardiology, GHDC, Charleroi, BelgiumView further author information
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Olivier Van Caenegeme Division of Cardiovascular Intensive Care, Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, BelgiumView further author information
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Peter R. Sinnaevef Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4716-5892View further author information
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Walter Desmetf Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumView further author information
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Philippe Duboisg Department of Cardiology, CHU, Charleroi, BelgiumView further author information
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Francis Stammenh Department of Cardiology, Hospital Roeselare, Roeselare, BelgiumView further author information
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Sofie Gevaerti Department of Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, BelgiumView further author information
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Suzanne Pourbaixj Department of Cardiology, CHR Citadelle Liège, Liège, BelgiumView further author information
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Patrick Coussementk Department of Cardiology, Hospital Sint-Jan Brugge, Brugge, BelgiumView further author information
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Christophe Beauloyel Division of Cardiology and Pole of Cardiovascular Research, Institut de Recherche Experimentale et Clinique, Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, BelgiumView further author information
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Patrick Evrardm Department of Intensive Care, Belgium Catholic University Hospital Mont-Godinne, Brussels, BelgiumView further author information
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Olivier Brasseurn Laboratory of Environmental Research, Brussels Environment, Brussels, BelgiumView further author information
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Frans Fierenso Belgian Interregional Environment Agency, Brussels, BelgiumView further author information
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Patrick Marechalp Department of Cardiology, University hospital of Liege, Liège, BelgiumView further author information
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Dan Schelfautq Department of Cardiology, OLV Aalst, Aalst, BelgiumView further author information
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Vincent Florér Department of Cardiology, Hospital Maria Middelares, Ghent, BelgiumView further author information
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Claude Hanets Department of Cardiology, Catholic University Hospital Mont-Godinne, Brussels, BelgiumView further author information
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Pages 863-869 | Received 29 May 2020, Accepted 10 Jul 2020, Published online: 30 Jul 2020

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