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ReviewBiomedicines2023

Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Disease, and COVID-19: A Narrative Review.

Carles Vilaplana-Carnerero, Maria Giner-Soriano, Àngela Dominguez, Rosa Morros, Carles Pericas, Dolores Álamo-Junquera, Diana Toledo, Carmen Gallego, Ana Redondo, María Grau

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Review in Biomedicines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. The Impact of Long COVID on the Quality of Life.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Carles Vilaplana-CarnereroFundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), 08007 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3780-4996
Maria Giner-SorianoFundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), 08007 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3750-9233
Àngela DominguezDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Rosa MorrosFundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), 08007 Barcelona, Spain.
Carles PericasDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6481-452X
Dolores Álamo-JunqueraDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Diana ToledoDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0794-9238
Carmen GallegoDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Ana RedondoHospital Universitario Bellvitge, Catalan Institute of Health (ICS), 08907 Barcelona, Spain.
María GrauBiomedical Research Consortium in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2807-8136
Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública · ESUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ESAgencia de Salud Pública de Barcelona · ESBellvitge University Hospital · ESUniversitat de Barcelona · ESVall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory and degenerative process that mainly occurs in large- and medium-sized arteries and is morphologically characterized by asymmetric focal thickenings of the innermost layer of the artery, the intima. This process is the basis of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), the most common cause of death worldwide. Some studies suggest a bidirectional link between atherosclerosis and the consequent CVD with COVID-19. The aims of this narrative review are (1) to provide an overview of the most recent studies that point out a bidirectional relation between COVID-19 and atherosclerosis and (2) to summarize the impact of cardiovascular drugs on COVID-19 outcomes. A growing body of evidence shows that COVID-19 prognosis in individuals with CVD is worse compared with those without. Moreover, various studies have reported the emergence of newly diagnosed patients with CVD after COVID-19. The most common treatments for CVD may influence COVID-19 outcomes. Thus, their implication in the infection process is briefly discussed in this review. A better understanding of the link among atherosclerosis, CVD, and COVID-19 could proactively identify risk factors and, as a result, develop strategies to improve the prognosis for these patients.

Indexed as

atherosclerosisbidirectional linkcardiovascular diseasecardiovascular disease treatmentsCOVID-19long COVID

Identifiers

PMID37189823
PMCPMC10136342
OpenAlexW4366393516

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