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. Mo...
| Main Authors: | Nascimento, Gabriel Pasquarelli do, Melo, Heloísa Antoniella Braz de, Faria, Sara Socorro, Santos, Igor de Oliveira, Kobinger, Gary P., Magalhães, Kelly Grace |
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| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | Inglês |
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Frontiers
2020
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https://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/39637 https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2020.00530 |
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