Articles: pandemics.
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Since December 2019, when coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) emerged in Wuhan city and rapidly spread throughout China, data have been needed on the clinical characteristics of the affected patients. ⋯ During the first 2 months of the current outbreak, Covid-19 spread rapidly throughout China and caused varying degrees of illness. Patients often presented without fever, and many did not have abnormal radiologic findings. (Funded by the National Health Commission of China and others.).
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Pol. Arch. Med. Wewn. · Apr 2020
Meta AnalysisHypertension in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a pooled analysis.
As the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) was recognized, the clinical predictors of severe or fatal course of the disease should be identified to enable risk stratification and to allocate limited resources optimally. Hypertension has been widely reported to be associated with increased disease severity; however, some studies reported different findings. ⋯ This pooled analysis of the current literature would suggest that hypertension may be associated with an up to 2.5‑fold higher risk of severe or fatal COVID‑19, especially in older individuals.