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Prognostic factors for mortality, intensive care unit and hospital admission due to SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies in Europe
Background As mortality from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is strongly age-dependent, we aimed to identify population subgroups at an elevated risk for adverse outcomes from COVID-19 using age-/gender-adjusted data from European cohort studies with the aim to identify populations that could potentially benefit from booster vaccinations. Methods We performed a systematic literature review and meta-analysis to investigate the role of underlying medical conditions as prognostic factors for adverse outcomes due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), including death, hospitalisation, intensive c...
Source: European Respiratory Review - November 2, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Vardavas, C. I., Mathioudakis, A. G., Nikitara, K., Stamatelopoulos, K., Georgiopoulos, G., Phalkey, R., Leonardi-Bee, J., Fernandez, E., Carnicer-Pont, D., Vestbo, J., Semenza, J. C., Deogan, C., Suk, J. E., Kramarz, P., Lamb, F., Penttinen, P. Tags: Respiratory infections and tuberculosis Reviews Source Type: research

How COVID-19 Changes the Heart —Even After the Virus Is Gone
While COVID-19’s effects on the lungs and respiratory system are well known, there is growing research suggesting that the virus is also affecting the heart, with potentially lasting effects. In a presentation at the annual meeting of the Biophysical Society, an international biophysics scientific group, Dr. Andrew Marks, chair of the department of physiology at Columbia University, and his colleagues reported on changes in the heart tissue of COVID-19 patients who had died from the disease, some of whom also had a history of heart conditions. The team conducted autopsy analyses and found a range of abnormalities, pa...
Source: TIME: Health - February 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news