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. 2021 Feb;17(2):71-72.
doi: 10.1038/s41574-020-00449-y.

COVID-19 alters thinking and management in metabolic diseases

Carel W le Roux  1
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COVID-19 alters thinking and management in metabolic diseases

Carel W le Roux. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2021 Feb.

Abstract

Metabolic diseases emerged as important risk factors for severe COVID-19, but the mechanisms responsible remained unclear for some time. The severity of metabolic diseases was also associated with worse outcomes in patients with COVID-19, forcing clinicians to adjust their thinking on which patients with metabolic disease, but without COVID-19, to prioritize for treatment during and immediately after the pandemic.

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Conflict of interest statement

C.W.l.R. serves on advisory boards for Boehringer Ingelheim, GI Dynamics, Herbalife, Johnson&Johnson, Keyron, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi.

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