scholarly journals Update on the management of vascular patients with COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Grigoris T Gerotziafas ◽  
Mariella Catalano
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Arterial Thrombosis ◽  
Vascular Medicine ◽  
Short Summary ◽  
Male Sex ◽  
Frail Population

Attention has to be payed to patients with vascular disease (VD) cardiovascular risk factors (VD-CVR) and COVID-19. In fact, COVID-19 is also manifested with hypercoagulability, pulmonary intravascular coagulation, microangiopathy, and venous thromboembolism (VTE) or arterial thrombosis and VP are a frail population. Predisposing risk factors to severe COVID-19 are male sex, underlying cardiovascular disease, or cardiovascular risk factors including non-controlled diabetes mellitus or arterial hypertension, obesity, and advanced age. The VAS-European Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vascular Medicine has recently published an integral strategy for the management of patients with VD or cardiovascular risk factors (VD-CVR) and COVID-19. This paper represents a short summary.

scholarly journals Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Diabetes in Medical Students: Observational Study, Experience in Colombia

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Mauricio Bados Enriquez ◽  
Karoll Vanessa Ladino Oyola ◽  
Juan Esteban Yucuma Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Score ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Early Interventions ◽  
Moderate Risk

Background: Cardiovascular Disease is a leading cause of preventable death. Cardiovascular risk factors’ identification is the cornerstone for effective and early interventions decreasing the frequency of acute health-threatening events. Since adolescence and youth are very vulnerable stages to develop risky habits, we decided to run this study in the Multidisciplinary Universitary Camp for Research and Service. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in the Multidisciplinary Universitary Camp for Research and Service in which 450 medical students from Colombia were assessed. After a probabilistic random simple sampling (n=50), we applied the World Health Organization test and Finnish Risk Score to calculate Cardiovascular and Diabetes Mellitus risk, respectively. We characterized the population by sociodemographic variables and anthropometric measurements. Results: The study shows that from 18 participating universities (n=50), the mean age of the participants was 21.14 years (SD 7.3) of whom 40% were male and 60% were female. Overall, 92% have a low risk of cardiovascular disease, 6% are at moderate risk and 2% are at high risk. 92% have low risk of diabetes mellitus and 8% are at moderate risk of having diabetes mellitus in the long term. Conclusion: The early identification of and intervention on risk factors could decrease significantly the onset of acute health-threatening cardiovascular pathologies. As medical students, adolescents and young adults are at risk of developing unhealthy habits which increase the incidence of cardiovascular disorders. The use of anthropometric measures and validated risk score scales is an appropriate way to get evidence for starting early interventions.

Cardiovascular risk factors in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 699-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Zhang ◽  
Han Zhang ◽  
Pin Li
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Diabetic Children

Abstract Objective Cardiovascular disease is a major complication among children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). This prospective study aimed at examining the presence of cardiovascular risk factors in children with T1DM. Methods We evaluated several cardiovascular risk factors, including atherosclerosis, artery intima-media thickness (IMT) and metabolic responses, in 175 children with T1DM, with 150 non-diabetic children as normal controls. Results The diabetic children had significantly higher carotid IMT (cIMT) and aortic IMT (aIMT), higher values for diastolic wall stress (DWS), incremental elastic modulus (IEM), and flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) than the controls. The levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-4 (IL4), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and leptin were significantly higher in T1DM patients. In T1DM children, the cIMT and aIMT were correlated with several risk factors, including age, weight, body mass index (BMI), duration of diabetes, waist/hip ratio, as well as levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides and apolipoprotein B (apoB). In addition to common risk factors, cIMT was also associated with systolic blood pressure (BP). Other risk factors, such as height, diastolic BP, low-density lipoprotein (LDL)/high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol ratio, apolipoprotein A1 (apoA1) and S-creatinine levels, were not all independent risk factors of cardiovascular disease in T1DM children. Conclusions T1DM is associated with early impairment of the common carotid and aortic artery structure and function, and the diabetic state may be the main risk factor for arterial wall stiffening and thickening.

Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

2014 ◽  
pp. 860-869
Author(s):  
Jonathan D. Brown ◽  
Jorge Plutzky
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Prognostic Value ◽  
Male Gender ◽  
Traditional Risk Factors ◽  
Diagnostic And Prognostic Value

This chapter focuses on how cardiovascular risk factors contribute to the initiation and progression of coronary heart disease (CHD). Cardiovascular risk factors are currently grouped into traditional and nontraditional types. Traditional risk factors include hyperlipidemia (or dyslipidemia), tobacco use, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, age, male gender, and family history, all of which have been linked to CHD, an association substantiated through multiple large prospective population studies. The categories can be further subdivided into modifiable and nonmodifiable factors: with dyslipidemia, tobacco use, hypertension, and diabetes comprising the former. In spite of their undeniable diagnostic and prognostic value, a portion of the population lacking these traditional risk factors remains at significant residual risk for CHD.

scholarly journals Association Between Cardiovascular Risk Factors and the Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019: Nationwide Epidemiological Study in Korea

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyoung Ae Kong ◽  
Sodam Jung ◽  
Mina Yu ◽  
Junbeom Park ◽  
In Sook Kang
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Critical Illness ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Cardiovascular Involvement ◽  
Male Sex ◽  
Fatal Illness

Background: Acute respiratory viral infections can result in cardiovascular involvement, with such patients having a significantly higher mortality rate than those without cardiovascular involvement. Due to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it is important to determine whether cardiovascular risk factors are associated with the severity of COVID-19.Methods: These nationwide data were provided by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. We defined a patient as having a “critical illness” if they required more than invasive mechanical ventilation and “fatal illness” if they died.Results: Among the total 5,307 patients, 2,136 (40.8%) were male. The critical illness rate was 5.1% (males: 6.7, females: 4.0%) and the fatality rate was 4.54%. The multivariable analysis showed that age ≥60 years, male sex, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart failure, chronic kidney disease, cancer, and dementia were independent risk factors for critical illness. The risk scoring model showed the significance of multiple risk factors. Patients with four risk factors; old age (≥60 years), male sex, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus had a more than a 100 times higher risk for severe COVID-19 than those without these risk factors (OR; 95% confidence interval, 104; 45.6–240.6 for critical, 136.2; 52.3–3547.9 for fatal illness).Conclusions: This study demonstrated that cardiovascular risk factors are also significant risk factors for severe COVID-19. In particular, patients who have multiple cardiovascular risk factors are more likely to progress to severe COVID-19. Therefore, early and appropriate treatment of these patients is crucial.

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