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[Risks of the stay at home policy during the COVID-19 pandemic]
1Klinik für Gefäßmedizin, Helios Klinikum Krefeld, Lutherplatz 40, 47805 Krefeld, Deutschland.
Abstract:
The measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic have far-reaching sequelae for the German healthcare system and our citizens. Since the implementation of the pandemic measures with a nationwide lockdown on 22 March 2020, so far some relevant aspects have already been described. This overview article gives a more detailed description of some aspects relevant for vascular medicine, e.g. emergency treatment, increase of the cardiovascular risk due to social distancing and the risk of venous thromboembolisms.
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