[HTML][HTML] Global epidemiology, health burden and effective interventions for elevated blood pressure and hypertension

B Zhou, P Perel, GA Mensah, M Ezzati - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2021 - nature.com
High blood pressure is one of the most important risk factors for ischaemic heart disease,
stroke, other cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease and dementia. Mean blood …

[HTML][HTML] From SARS and MERS to COVID-19: a brief summary and comparison of severe acute respiratory infections caused by three highly pathogenic human …

Z Zhu, X Lian, X Su, W Wu, GA Marraro, Y Zeng - Respiratory research, 2020 - Springer
Within two decades, there have emerged three highly pathogenic and deadly human
coronaviruses, namely SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2. The economic burden …

[HTML][HTML] Peer reviewed: underlying medical conditions and severe illness among 540,667 adults hospitalized with COVID-19, March 2020–March 2021

L Kompaniyets, AF Pennington… - Preventing chronic …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods We used data from more than 800 US hospitals in the Premier Healthcare
Database Special COVID-19 Release (PHD-SR) to describe hospitalized patients aged 18 …

Multimorbidity

ST Skou, FS Mair, M Fortin, B Guthrie… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Multimorbidity (two or more coexisting conditions in an individual) is a growing global
challenge with substantial effects on individuals, carers and society. Multimorbidity occurs a …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and associated risk factors of mortality among COVID-19 patients: a meta-analysis

FM Noor, MM Islam - Journal of community health, 2020 - Springer
Objectives The main aim of this study was to find the prevalence of mortality among
hospitalized COVID-19 infected patients and associated risk factors for death. Methods …

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

B de Almeida-Pititto, PM Dualib, L Zajdenverg… - Diabetology & metabolic …, 2020 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers and facilitators of adherence to social distancing recommendations during COVID-19 among a large international sample of adults

A Coroiu, C Moran, T Campbell, AC Geller - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Social distancing measures (eg, avoiding travel, limiting physical contact with
people outside of one's household, and maintaining a 1 or 2-metre distance between self …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and predictors of death and severe disease in patients hospitalized due to COVID-19: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of …

K Dorjee, H Kim, E Bonomo, R Dolma - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Progression of COVID-19 to severe disease and death is insufficiently
understood. Objective Summarize the prevalence of risk factors and adverse outcomes and …

Mortality analysis of COVID-19 infection in chronic kidney disease, haemodialysis and renal transplant patients compared with patients without kidney disease: a …

S Ozturk, K Turgutalp, M Arici… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and immunosuppression, such as in renal
transplantation (RT), stand as one of the established potential risk factors for severe …

Risk factors for hospitalization, mechanical ventilation, or death among 10 131 US veterans with SARS-CoV-2 infection

GN Ioannou, E Locke, P Green, K Berry… - JAMA network …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Identifying independent risk factors for adverse outcomes in patients infected
with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can support …