While clinical characteristics exhibit that susceptibility to COVID-19 infection is equally likely
between males and females, clinical outcomes show that males experience both a higher …

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a new member of the
Coronaviridae family known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS …

Background: Endothelial dysfunction has a key role in the pathogenesis of coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its disabling complications. We designed a case-control …

Many countries have been affected by the worldwide outbreak of COVID‐19. Among
Western countries, Italy has been particularly hit at the beginning of the pandemic …

The high mortality observed in Covid-19 patients may be related to unrecognized pulmonary
embolism, pulmonary thrombosis, or other underlying cardiovascular diseases. Recent data …

Since December 2019, a new form of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) from a
novel strain of coronavirus (SARS coronavirus 2 [SARS‐CoV‐2]) has been spreading …

SARS-CoV2 infects respiratory epithelial cells via its cellular receptor angiotensin-
converting enzyme 2, causing a viral pneumonia with pronounced inflammation resulting in …

Background Male sex is related to increased COVID-19 severity and fatality although
confirmed infections are similarly distributed between men and women. The aim of this …

Current evidence suggests that severity and mortality of COVID-19 is higher in men than in
women, whereas women might be at increased risk of COVID-19 reinfection and …

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to almost all
countries. The currently reported epidemiological statistics show that age, gender, and type …