Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD
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Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis · Aug 2020
Quarantine during COVID-19 outbreak: Changes in diet and physical activity increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
CoV-19/SARS-CoV-2 is a highly pathogenic virus that is causing a global pandemic with a high number of deaths and infected people. To contain the diffusion of infection, several governments have enforced restrictions on outdoor activities or even collective quarantine on the population. The present commentary briefly analyzes the effects of quarantine on lifestyle, including nutrition and physical activity and the impact of new technologies in dealing with this situation. ⋯ Quarantine carries some long-term effects on cardiovascular disease, mainly related to unhealthy lifestyle and anxiety. Following quarantine, a global action supporting healthy diet and physical activity is mandatory to encourage people to return to a good lifestyle routine.
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Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis · Jul 2020
Meta AnalysisDiabetes as a risk factor for greater COVID-19 severity and in-hospital death: A meta-analysis of observational studies.
To estimate the prevalence of established diabetes and its association with the clinical severity and in-hospital mortality associated with COVID-19. ⋯ Pre-existing diabetes is significantly associated with greater risk of severe/critical illness and in-hospital mortality in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19.
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Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis · Jun 2020
Comparative StudyCardiovascular disease potentially contributes to the progression and poor prognosis of COVID-19.
A novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused pneumonia, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), broke out in Wuhan, China in December 2019, and spread all over the world. Patients with COVID-19 showed huge differences in the hospital stay, progression, and prognosis. As reported, the comorbidities may play an important role in COVID-19. Here, we aim to address the role of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the progression and prognosis of COVID-19. ⋯ Our data indicated that CVD is a strong risk factor for rapid progression and bad prognosis of COVID-19. More intensive medical care should be applied to patients with CVD to prevent rapid deterioration of the disease.
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Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis · Mar 2020
Comparative StudyAssociation between statin use and all-cause mortality in cancer survivors, based on the Korean health insurance service between 2002 and 2015.
Cancer is the number one cause of death in Korea. This study aimed to investigate if statin use in cancer survivors was inversely associated with all-cause mortality. ⋯ Statin users in cancer survivors had higher survival rate than non-users in both sexes.