High blood pressure is one of the most important risk factors for ischaemic heart disease,
stroke, other cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease and dementia. Mean blood …

The endothelium, a cellular monolayer lining the blood vessel wall, plays a critical role in
maintaining multiorgan health and homeostasis. Endothelial functions in health include …

COVID-19 pandemic is caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Angiotensin-
converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is not only an enzyme but also a functional receptor on cell …

The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), caused by the severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), has caused an unprecedented global …

The high mortality rate of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
infection is a critical concern of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic …

Despite intense research there is currently no effective vaccine available against the new
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in the later 2019 …

Aims Data on the impact of COVID‐19 in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients and its
potential to trigger acute heart failure (AHF) are lacking. The aim of this work was to study …

Background This study applies an umbrella review approach to summarise the global
evidence on the risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes in patients with pre-existing health …

Objectives We conducted a systematic literature review and meta-analysis of observational
studies to investigate the association between diabetes, hypertension, body mass index …

Background The fear of contagion during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic may have potentially refrained patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial …