For this issue of the International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences, we would like to discuss the post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic effects on performance measures in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in a low/middle-income country. In the Americas, cardiovascular diseases, mainly ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease (stroke), are the leading causes of long-term disability and mortality. Over three quarters of heart disease and stroke-related deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. In the Americas region, during the [...]