Solomon MD, Nguyen-Huynh M, Leong TK, et al. - Researchers assessed variations in rates of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) hospitalizations and suspected ischemic stroke as measures of patient willingness to seek emergency care during the most recent COVID-19 surges in the US. Early during the COVID-19 pandemic, they found marked declines in patients presenting with acute cardiovascular conditions, whereas mortality attributed to cardiovascular causes was elevated. As per the findings, this raised concerns that patient reluctance to seek emergency care contributed to preventable complications and excess deaths, and public health campaigns sought to reassure individuals that hospitals were safe and to encourage seeking care when required.