The Deadly Quartet (Covid-19, Old Age, Lung Disease, and Heart Failure) Explains Why Coronavirus-Related Mortality in Northern Italy Was So High.
Curr Cardiol Rev
; 17(1): 74-77, 2021.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1136353
ABSTRACT
Since its outbreak in China at the end of 2019, the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was characterized by both easy spreading and high mortality. The latter proved to be way more elevated in the North of Italy -with a peak of 18.4% in region Lombardia and even 31% in the city of Bergamo and surrounding county- than in the rest of the world. In an attempt to conceptualize the reasons for such a dramatic situation, four key elements have been identified COVID-19 itself, old age, lung disease, and heart failure. Their harmful combination has been named "The deadly quartet". The underlying risk factors, among which a lot of them are distinctive features of the population in northern Italy, have been summarized as "unmodifiable", "partially modifiable", and "modifiable", for the sake of clarity. Up-to-date scientific evidence in this field has been described in the form of a narrative and easy-to-read review.
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Texto completo:
Disponible
Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
COVID-19
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Insuficiencia Cardíaca
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Enfermedades Pulmonares
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Anciano
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Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Curr Cardiol Rev
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
1573403X16666200731162614
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