https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2021.1721
Lipid-lowering therapy in high cardiovascular risk patients during COVID-19 pandemic: keep focused on the target
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COVID-19 (COrona VIrus Disease) patients with cardiovascular (CV) disease, multiple CV risk factors or comorbidities (i.e., arterial hypertension and diabetes) were shown to be more prone to a worse prognosis. SARS-CoV-2 is a still unknown enemy and the role of concomitant cardiovascular therapies has been controversial in the early stages, particularly with regard to Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme inhibitors...
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Cesaro, Arturo, Carmine Riccio, and Paolo Calabrò. 2021. “Lipid-Lowering Therapy in High Cardiovascular Risk Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic: Keep Focused on the Target”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 91 (2). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2021.1721.
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