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Meta-Analysis
. 2020 Aug;81(2):e139-e141.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.05.068. Epub 2020 Jun 3.

Cardiovascular complications in COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Setor K Kunutsor  1 , Jari A Laukkanen  2
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Meta-Analysis

Cardiovascular complications in COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Setor K Kunutsor et al. J Infect. 2020 Aug.
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(A) Incidence of cardiovascular complications in COVID-19 patients; (B) Incidence of myocardial injury in COVID-19 patients, by clinically relevant characteristics CI, confidence interval (bars); CVD, cardiovascular disease; DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation; PE, pulmonary embolism; VTE, venous thromboembolism; *, p-value for meta-regression
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