Genetic factors may affect the severity of COVID-19

We have read with great interest of the article by Minhas et al. [1], in which indicates adjusted odds of myocardial injury, ischemic stroke and all-cause mortality are significantly higher in men compared to women with COVID-19.Higher inflammatory markers are present in men but associated similarly with risk in both men and women, suggesting that adverse cardiovascular outcomes in men vs. women are independent of cardiovascular comorbidities.

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - August 2, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Zhenzhen Zheng, Yuanming Zhou, Xishi Sun, Zhiqiang Wang, Chaoyu Wang, Jiangpeng Lin, Ziyi Wang, Yanhong Liu, Xiaojuan Chen, Nanhong Li, Yu Zeng, Riken Chen Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research