Rationale About 50% of hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with
diabetes mellitus (DM) developed myocardial damage. The mechanisms of direct SARS …

Background Diabetic and obese patients are at higher risk of severe disease and cardiac
injury in corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. Cellular entry of SARS-CoV-2 is mainly via …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 infections imposes a
major threat for the world's healthcare systems and is leading to thousands of deaths …

The current ongoing pandemic COVID-19 (coronavirus disease outbreak at the end of 2019)
is based on a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus associated with a nucleoprotein …

At least 20% of patients hospitalized with corona-virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have
evidence of cardiac injury and its presence increases mortality. 1 ACE 2 (angiotensin …

The current outbreak caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2), termed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has generated a notable challenge …

Cellular entry of SARS-CoV-2 is thought to occur through the binding of viral spike S1
protein to ACE2. The entry process involves priming of the S protein by TMPRSS2 and …

The current COVID-19 pandemic started several months ago and is still exponentially
growing in most parts of the world–this is the most recent and alarming update. COVID-19 …

Metabolic diseases are associated with an increased risk of severe COVID-19 and
conversely, new-onset hyperglycemia and complications of preexisting diabetes have been …

In contrast to a recent report, 4 analyses of bulk RNA-Seq data show no significant
alterations in ACE2 expression in the context of dilated or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy …