Cardiovascular disease in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Emerging evidence indicate a close relationship between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Age is a potent shared risk factor which links the two conditions. Although severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) principally affects the lungs, a si...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijncd.org/article.asp?issn=2468-8827;year=2020;volume=5;issue=2;spage=50;epage=57;aulast=Mendis |