September 29, 2021 Consequences of significant decrease in cardiac procedures during the pandemic: Canadian study . by Elsevier Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An analysis of healthcare data in Ontario, Canada found a significant decline in referrals and procedures performed for common cardiac interventions after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients awaiting coronary bypass surgery or stenting were at higher risk of dying while waiting for their procedure co...