Severity and mortality of COVID 19 in patients with diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis

Abstract Background The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and the use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin II receptor blockers (ACEI/ARB) with severity (invasive mechanical ventilation or intensive care unit admission or...

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Main Authors: Bianca de Almeida-Pititto, Patrícia M. Dualib, Lenita Zajdenverg, Joana Rodrigues Dantas, Filipe Dias de Souza, Melanie Rodacki, Marcello Casaccia Bertoluci, Brazilian Diabetes Society Study Group (SBD)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13098-020-00586-4