The effect of vascular risk factor burden on the severity of COVID-19 illness, a retrospective cohort study.
Hou-Wei DuXiaobin PanNan LiuJunnian ChenXiaoling ChenDavid J WerringGareth AmblerXiaoqing LiRonghua ChenYixian ZhangHuayao HuangFeifei LinPincang XiaChao ChenZhenyang ZhengSangru WuHanhan LeiLei GaoMingxu HuangKexu LinXiaoping XuYukun LuoZiwen ZhaoChen LiHailong LinYu LinZhenghui HuangRongxiang CaoLimin Chennull nullPublished in: Respiratory research (2020)
Patients with increasing vascular risk factor burden have an increasing risk of severe COVID-19 disease, and this population might benefit from specific COVID-19 prevention (e.g., self-isolation) and early hospital treatment measures.