Impact of diabetes mellitus on clinical outcomes in patients affected by Covid-19

Abstract A possible association could exist between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and Coronavirus-19 (Covid-19) infection. Indeed, patients with T2DM show high prevalence, severity of disease and mortality during Covid-19 infection. However, the rates of severe disease are significantly higher in...

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Main Authors: Celestino Sardu, Giuseppe Gargiulo, Giovanni Esposito, Giuseppe Paolisso, Raffaele Marfella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-020-01047-y