The world is currently facing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic which places
great pressure on health care systems and workers, often presents with severe clinical …

Endothelial cells have emerged as key players in SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19
inflammatory pathologies. Dysfunctional endothelial cells can promote chronic inflammation …

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has placed a spotlight on infectious diseases and their
associations with host factors and underlying conditions. New data on the Severe Acute …

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an infectious disease with severe
acute respiratory syndrome, has now become a worldwide pandemic. Despite the …

The acute effects of various respiratory viral infections have been well studied, with
extensive characterization of the clinical presentation as well as viral pathogenesis and host …

Background Since the COVID-19 outbreak, preliminary research has shown that some risk-
associated conditions increase death and severe complications of the disease, hypertension …

Recently, accumulating evidence has highlighted the role of endothelial dysfunction in
COVID‐19 progression. Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) plays a pivotal role in …

Background COVID-19 causes fatal cardiac damages. Despite many overwhelming meta-
analysis related to cardiac complications following COVID-19 disease, no umbrella meta …

Background While cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a risk factor for severe COVID-19, the
association between predicted cardiovascular risk and severe COVID-19 among people …

Both SARS-CoV-2 and smoking tobacco adversely impact the respiratory system, damaging
the airways and impairing lung function. While some studies have identified a positive …