Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension as Major Risk Factors of Mortality From Covid-19 Pneumonia
Vasileios Petrakis, Periklis Panagopoulos, Dimitrios Papazoglou, Νικόλαος Παπάνας
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the new pandemic [1] [2]. The most vulnerable populations are patients with comorbidities, notably diabetes mellitus (DM), cardiovascular disease (CVD), hypertension, chronic kidney disease and immunosuppression [3]. DM and its complications such as CVD, chronic kidney disease, neuropathy and diabetic foot ulcers increase susceptibility to infectious diseases and morbidity [3] [4].
Topics & Concepts
MedicineDiabetes mellitusImmunosuppressionPneumoniaKidney diseaseDiseasePandemicInternal medicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)CoronavirusIntensive care medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)EndocrinologyCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesLong-Term Effects of COVID-19COVID-19 and healthcare impacts