Hypercoagulopathy and Adipose Tissue Exacerbated Inflammation May Explain Higher Mortality in COVID-19 Patients With Obesity

COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, is characterized by pneumonia, lymphopenia, exhausted lymphocytes and a cytokine storm. Several reports from around the world have identified obesity and severe obesity as one of the strongest risk factors for COVID-19 hospitalization and mechanical ventilation. Moreo...

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Autores principales: Pasquarelli-do-Nascimento, Gabriel, Braz-de-Melo, Heloísa Antoniella, Faria, Sara Socorro, Santos, Igor de Oliveira, Kobinger, Gary P., Magalhães, Kelly Grace
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
Materias:
Endocrinology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7399077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32849309
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2020.00530

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7399077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32849309
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2020.00530

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