COVID-19: angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) expression and tissue susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection

S Beyerstedt, EB Casaro, ÉB Rangel - European journal of clinical …, 2021 - Springer
COVID-19 pandemic is caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Angiotensin-
converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is not only an enzyme but also a functional receptor on cell …

Inequality in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccine: a systematic review

M Bayati, R Noroozi, M Ghanbari-Jahromi… - International journal for …, 2022 - Springer
Background The equality in the distribution of vaccines between and within countries along
with follow sanitation tips and observe social distance, are effective strategies to rid the …

C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, D-dimer, and ferritin in severe coronavirus disease-2019: a meta-analysis

I Huang, R Pranata, MA Lim… - Therapeutic …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Patients critically ill with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) feature
hyperinflammation, and the associated biomarkers may be beneficial for risk stratification …

Predictors of mortality in hospitalized COVID‐19 patients: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

W Tian, W Jiang, J Yao, CJ Nicholson… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Mortality rates of coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) continue to rise across the world.
Information regarding the predictors of mortality in patients with COVID‐19 remains scarce …

Lymphopenia in severe coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19): systematic review and meta-analysis

I Huang, R Pranata - Journal of intensive care, 2020 - Springer
Objective Clinical and laboratory biomarkers to predict the severity of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) are essential in this pandemic situation of which resource allocation must …

[HTML][HTML] Systemic racism, chronic health inequities, and COVID‐19: A syndemic in the making?

CC Gravlee - American Journal of Human Biology, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
For a brief moment, in the early days of COVID-19, some reports heralded the new
coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, as a “great equalizer.” It is unlikely that any anthropologist …

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 …

Clinical determinants of the severity of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

X Li, X Zhong, Y Wang, X Zeng, T Luo, Q Liu - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Objective We aimed to systematically identify the possible risk factors responsible for severe
cases. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of science and Cochrane Library for …

Charlson comorbidity index and a composite of poor outcomes in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

RAT Kuswardhani, J Henrina, R Pranata… - Diabetes & Metabolic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and aims The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting
patients with comorbidities. Therefore, thorough comorbidities assessment can help …

Predictors of in-hospital COVID-19 mortality: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis exploring differences by age, sex and health conditions

AE Mesas, I Cavero-Redondo, C Álvarez-Bueno… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Objective Risk factors for in-hospital mortality in confirmed COVID-19 patients have been
summarized in numerous meta-analyses, but it is still unclear whether they vary according to …