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Comment
. 2020 Jun 11;55(6):2001227.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.01227-2020. Print 2020 Jun.

Cardiovascular comorbidity and its impact on patients with COVID-19

Wei-Jie Guan  1   2 , Wen-Hua Liang  3   2 , Jian-Xing He  4 , Nan-Shan Zhong  1
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Cardiovascular comorbidity and its impact on patients with COVID-19

Wei-Jie Guan et al. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

Comorbid hypertension correlates with poorer outcomes in patients with COVID-19 https://bit.ly/2zoT9f0

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: Wei-jie Guan has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Wen-hua Liang has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Jian-xing He has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Nan-shan Zhong reports grants from National Health Commission and Dept of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province, during the conduct of the study.

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  • Comorbidity and its impact on 1590 patients with COVID-19 in China: a nationwide analysis.
    Guan WJ, Liang WH, Zhao Y, Liang HR, Chen ZS, Li YM, Liu XQ, Chen RC, Tang CL, Wang T, Ou CQ, Li L, Chen PY, Sang L, Wang W, Li JF, Li CC, Ou LM, Cheng B, Xiong S, Ni ZY, Xiang J, Hu Y, Liu L, Shan H, Lei CL, Peng YX, Wei L, Liu Y, Hu YH, Peng P, Wang JM, Liu JY, Chen Z, Li G, Zheng ZJ, Qiu SQ, Luo J, Ye CJ, Zhu SY, Cheng LL, Ye F, Li SY, Zheng JP, Zhang NF, Zhong NS, He JX; China Medical Treatment Expert Group for COVID-19. Guan WJ, et al. Eur Respir J. 2020 May 14;55(5):2000547. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00547-2020. Print 2020 May. Eur Respir J. 2020. PMID: 32217650 Free PMC article.

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