What is the Reason Behind the Decrease in Heart Attack and Stroke Patients in the ER?

Brooks Gump, Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health at Falk College, was quoted in the CNN article “Is Covid-19 scaring heart attack victims away from ERs?” and The Beet story “Where are all the heart attacks?” In both articles, Gump analyzes the potential reasons behind the decrease in heart attack and stroke patients arriving at hospital emergency rooms since January.