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.

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.

Assessing the correlation between diabetes mellitus cardiovascular risk factors and coronary disease

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (04) ◽  
Author(s):  
P Akritopoulos ◽  
K Akritopoulou ◽  
E Fotiadis ◽  
S Patiakas ◽  
I Kontogiannis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Coronary Disease

Impact of Metabolic Surgery on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Mortality. Review article.

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Cohen ◽  
Noelia S Sforza ◽  
Romina G Clemente
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Mortality ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Background: The association between obesity and a reduction in life expectancy is well established, and cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality. Bariatric surgery has long been established as the most effective and durable intervention for obesity, and is the only intervention for obesity that consistently improves multiple comorbidities, reduces cardiovascular disease and long-term mortality. The purpose of this review article is to describe the impact of metabolic/bariatric surgery on type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiometabolic parameters, including cardiovascular mortality. Methods: A systematic literature search of Pubmed, MEDLINE, and Cochrane Central Register was performed. We included randomized controlled trials, metanalysis, case-control trials, and cohort studies that contain data on reductions in cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular mortality in subjects who underwent metabolic/bariatric surgery from January 1, 2005, to June 1, 2020. Conclusion: There is sufficient evidence of randomized controlled trials that metabolic/bariatric surgery is associated with a significant improvement of all cardiovascular risk factors. Although studies are showing a reduction of macrovascular events and cardiovascular mortality, these findings come from observational studies and should be confirmed in randomized clinical trials.

Beneficial effects of rosiglitazone on novel cardiovascular risk factors in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. P. E. Kadoglou ◽  
F. Iliadis ◽  
N. Angelopoulou ◽  
D. Perrea ◽  
C. D. Liapis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Beneficial Effects

Association of cardiovascular risk factors with markers of endothelial dysfunction in middle-aged men and women

2006 ◽  
Vol 95 (01) ◽  
pp. 134-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Thorand ◽  
Jens Baumert ◽  
Angela Döring ◽  
Andrea Schneider ◽  
Lloyd Chambless ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Endothelial Dysfunction ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
High Body Mass Index ◽  
Moderate Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Men And Women

SummaryEndothelial dysfunction plays an important role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus. However, the causes underlying endothelial dysfunction are not fully understood. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate associations of cardiovascular risk factors with soluble adhesion molecules (sE-Selectin, sICAM-1), soluble thrombomodulin (sTM) and von Willebrand factor (vWF) as markers of endothelial dysfunction. The study population consisted of a subcohort of 2,168 men and women aged 35 to 74 years randomly drawn from three cross-sectional population-based MONICA/ KORA Augsburg surveys conducted between 1984 and 1995. In multivariable linear regression analysis, current smoking, high (versus moderate) alcohol consumption, ratio of total cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol (TC/HDL-C) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were significantly associated with elevated levels of sEselectin and sICAM-1. Increased levels of sE-selectin were also found in subjects with actual hypertension, high body mass index and prevalent diabetes mellitus. In addition, low physical activity and no (versus moderate) alcohol consumption were significantly associated with elevated concentrations of sICAM-1. Levels of sTM were higher in subjects with actual hypertension, no or high amounts of alcohol intake and a high ratio of TC/ HDL-C, but were lower in subjects witha history of myocardial infarction. VWF was significantly associated with CRP only. In conclusion, sE-selectin and sICAM-1 are more strongly associated with traditional cardiovascular risk factors than sTM and vWF.

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