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Using an interrupted time series (ITS), we investigated how COVID-19 affected hospitalizations and in-hospital deaths of patients with AMI.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>During the study period, the average age of patients with AMI was 65.2\u201365.8 years, and the ratio of men to women was higher, with 73.0\u201375.3% of patients being men and 24.7\u201327.0% being women. ITS analysis showed that admission rates of patients with AMI decreased one per 100,000 population due to COVID-19 (P&lt;0.001). Reductions in admission rates were greatest among men, those aged 55 and older, and people with medical aid. COVID-19 did not affect inpatient mortality (p = 0.9608), but in-hospital mortality decreased from 12% to 7% in the medical aid group.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Overall, we found that COVID-19 had an impact on admission rates of patients with AMI but did not have a significant impact on in-hospital mortality. However, we also found differential impacts by sex, age, and socioeconomic status, indicating some may be more vulnerable. 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