COVID-19 pandemic: do we need systematic screening of patients with cardiovascular risk factors in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) for preventing death?


Journal

The Pan African medical journal
ISSN: 1937-8688
Titre abrégé: Pan Afr Med J
Pays: Uganda
ID NLM: 101517926

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
received: 19 04 2020
accepted: 27 04 2020
entrez: 13 6 2020
pubmed: 13 6 2020
medline: 18 6 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

COVID-19 pandemic is an emergent cardiovascular risk factor and a major cause of mortality worldwide. Thromboembolism is highly suspected as a leading cause of death in these patients through vascular inflammation caused by SARS COV2. Until now there is no real treatment of COVID-19 and many proposed drugs are under clinical trials. Considering the high incidence of thromboembolic events in critically ill patients with COVID-19, prevention of this disorder should be essential in order to reduce mortality in these patients.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32528622
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.35.2.22947
pii: PAMJ-SUPP-35-2-11
pmc: PMC7266478
doi:

Types de publication

Letter

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

11

Informations de copyright

© Mazou Ngou Temgoua et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare no competing interests.

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Auteurs

Mazou Ngou Temgoua (MN)

Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Medicine and Specialities, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Liliane Mfeukeu Kuate (LM)

Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Medicine and Specialities, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

William Ngatchou (W)

Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Surgery, Douala, Cameroon.

Aurelie Sibetcheu (A)

Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Zouliatou Nzina Toupendi (ZN)

Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging.

Grace Belobo (G)

Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging.

Alice Ossa (A)

Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Medicine and Specialities, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Samuel Kingue (S)

Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Medicine and Specialities, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

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