Prevalence of pre-existing peripheral artery disease in COVID-19 patients and relative mortality risk: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Marco ZuinGianluca RigatelliMarco J BilatoClaudio BilatoLoris Roncon

Published in: Vascular (2022)

Pre-existing PAD represents a comorbidity in about 1 out of 6 COVID-19 patients, but it is associated with a twofold higher risk of short-term mortality.

Keyphrases

peripheral artery disease
sars cov
risk factors
cardiovascular events