Importance of the evaluation of systemic microvascular flow and reactivity in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 — COVID-19
Importance of the evaluation of systemic microvascular flow and reactivity in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 — COVID-19
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2020
Autores
Tibiriçá, Eduardo
Lorenzo, Andrea de
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Microvascular Research
Resumo
Amidst the pandemic that has mesmerized the entire world, as it has not spared anyone according to any specific characteristic, some conditions have, in fact, emerged as risk factors for a complicated evolution of COVID-19. Older age, cardiovascular disease including hypertension, diabetes and pulmonary disease, have been associated with more severe presentations and/or adverse prognosis. In this letter to the editor, we propose that the link between cardiovascular and metabolic diseases and the higher incidence and worse prognosis of COVID-19 patients is the (micro) vascular endothelium.
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Laser-based methods, Microvascular endothelial dysfunction, Cardiovascular diseases, COVID-19.
Citação
Tibirica E, De Lorenzo A. Importance of the evaluation of systemic microvascular flow and reactivity in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 - COVID-19. Microvasc Res. 2020 Sep;131:104028. doi: 10.1016/j.mvr.2020.104028.