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The burden of cardiovascular disease risk factors: A current problem
This article reviews the evidence on the exposure to CVD risk factors in the Polish adult population and discusses evidence on the associations between CVD risk factors and COVID-19. CVD and CVD risk factors, obesity and diabetes, in particular, are related to the severe course or fatal outcome of COVID-19. High prevalence of CVD risk factors with an increasing prevalence of obesity and diabetes could make the Polish population more sensitive to COVID-19 incidence and put infected persons at higher risk of serious complications and fatal outcome. Likely, the increased number of CVD deaths observed during the pandemic could...
Source: Polish Heart Journal - February 9, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Andrzej Paj ąk Piotr Jankowski Tomasz Zdrojewski Source Type: research

Viruses, Vol. 13, Pages 2427: Excess Body Mass & mdash;A Factor Leading to the Deterioration of COVID-19 and Its Complications & mdash;A Narrative Review
Viruses, Vol. 13, Pages 2427: Excess Body Mass—A Factor Leading to the Deterioration of COVID-19 and Its Complications—A Narrative Review Viruses doi: 10.3390/v13122427 Authors: Weronika Gryczyńska Nikita Litvinov Bezawit Bitew Zuzanna Bartosz Weronika Kośmider Paweł Bogdański Damian Skrypnik Currently, the world is facing two serious pandemics: obesity and COVID-19. It is well-established that the prevalence of obesity has risen dramatically, causing a deterioration in the health quality of the population and increasing susceptibility for the unfavourable course of acute infecti...
Source: Viruses - December 3, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Weronika Gryczy ńska Nikita Litvinov Bezawit Bitew Zuzanna Bartosz Weronika Ko śmider Pawe ł Bogdański Damian Skrypnik Tags: Review Source Type: research

Thromboembolic events in COVID-19 patients : A Tunisian case series study
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can lead to systemic coagulation activation and thrombotic complications(TC), which may lead to fatal outcomes if not diagnosed and managed appropriately.We aimed to report the incidence and characteristics of venous and arterial thrombotic complications(TC) in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and to investigate the predictive factors of their occurrence.A retrospective study including 200 patients with COVID-19 confirmed by a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction test, admitted between March 2020 and January 2021 in the pulmonary departement B at Abderrahman Mami Hospi...
Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 25, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Louhaichi, S., Ferchichi, M., Khalfallah, I., Belkhir, S., Boubaker, N., Ammar, J., Hamdi, B., Hamzaoui, A. Tags: Respiratory infections and bronchiectasis Source Type: research

Measuring the COVID-19 Mortality Burden in the United States : A Microsimulation Study
CONCLUSION: Beyond excess deaths alone, the COVID-19 pandemic imposed a greater life expectancy burden on persons aged 25 to 64 years, including those with average or above-average life expectancies, and a disproportionate burden on Black and Hispanic communities.PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: National Institute on Aging.PMID:34543588 | DOI:10.7326/M21-2239
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - September 20, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Julian Reif Hanke Heun-Johnson Bryan Tysinger Darius Lakdawalla Source Type: research

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