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. 2021 Jan;28(1):5-11.
doi: 10.1007/s40292-020-00429-3. Epub 2021 Jan 20.

Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with COVID-19 Infection: The Results of the SARS-RAS Study of the Italian Society of Hypertension

Costantino Mancusi  1   2 , Guido Grassi  3 , Claudio Borghi  4 , Claudio Ferri  5 , Maria Lorenza Muiesan  6 , Massimo Volpe  7   8 , Guido Iaccarino  9   10 ; SARS-RAS Investigator Group
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with COVID-19 Infection: The Results of the SARS-RAS Study of the Italian Society of Hypertension

Costantino Mancusi et al. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

The COVID-19 infection has rapidly spread around the world and a second wave is sweeping in many countries. Different clinical and epidemiological aspects characterize the disease and their understanding is necessary to better face the management of the pandemic in progress. The Italian society of arterial hypertension with the SARS-RAS study has contributed significantly to the knowledge of the interaction between inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system and COVID-19 infection. Furthermore, the study results help to understand some of the main aspects related to mortality and morbidity deriving from the infection through a multicentre analysis throughout the national territory.

Keywords: Anti-hypertensive therapy; Comorbidities; Frailty; Sars-Cov2; Sex-differences.

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On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there is no conflict of interest.

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a Population of the SARS-RAS study (2467 patients) were divided by age decades. The rate of death at each age decade is depicted. b Population of the SARS-RAS study (2467 patients) were divided by age decades. The rate of ICU admission at each age decade is depicted. c Population of the SARS-RAS study (2467 patients) were divided by age decades. The rate of healed patients at the time of the collection of questionnaires at each age decade is depicted.
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