In a study done by the VA San Diego Health Care System which was a collaborative study between the pulmonary and cardiac divisions, there was noted to be a decrease between 38-49% in the incidence of acute myocardial infarctions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Possible explanations could be that patients may be avoiding medical care due to COVID-19, yet an increase in cardiovascular deaths was NOT seen during this time period. The authors postulated that due to the disruption i