Obesity Accompanying COVID-19: The Role of Epicardial Fat

Lei Zhao¹

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Lei Zhao. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;28(8):1367.

doi: 10.1002/oby.22867.

Lei Zhao¹

¹ Heart Center and Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

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High Prevalence of Obesity in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) Requiring Invasive Mechanical Ventilation.
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