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Risk Factors of Developing COVID-19 and its Severe Course

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Cardiovascular Complications of COVID-19

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Since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic great efforts have been made in the identification of the possible determinants of a higher risk of getting COVID-19 and developing its severe clinical manifestations within several demographic factors and medical conditions. Among the latter ones, risk factors and markers of cardiovascular (CV) disease have been extensively studied along with CV disease-related comorbidities. Indeed, preliminary lines of evidence had been suggesting their potential pathophysiological role in predisposing to SARS-CoV-2 infection as well as in precipitating its evolution towards the most severe forms, thereby fueling scientific interest in the possible preventive/therapeutic activity against COVID-19 linked to drugs targeting CV disease risk.

The present chapter deals with risk factors of developing COVID-19 and its severe course focusing on different markers and risk factors of CV disease (i.e., age, sex, smoking, diabetes, obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, CKD, and some laboratory and instrumental parameters). Also, it summarizes current knowledge on the possible pathophysiological mechanisms underlying their relationship with COVID-19 prognosis as well as the potential preventive/therapeutic role against COVID-19 of strategies aimed at controlling CV disease risk.

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