Association of cardiovascular disease and 10 other pre-existing comorbidities with COVID-19 mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Paddy SsentongoAnna E SsentongoEmily S HeilbrunnDjibril M BaVernon M ChinchilliPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Patients with COVID-19 with cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease and cancer have a greater risk of mortality compared to patients with COVID-19 without these comorbidities. Tailored infection prevention and treatment strategies targeting this high-risk population might improve survival.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular disease
- cardiovascular events
- chronic kidney disease
- heart failure
- type diabetes
- coronavirus disease
- blood pressure
- sars cov
- papillary thyroid
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular risk factors
- risk factors
- left ventricular
- coronary artery disease
- atrial fibrillation
- cancer therapy
- squamous cell carcinoma
- young adults
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- free survival