Open AccessCardiovascular Risk Factors Among Patients Infected with COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Mashael Alshaikh,
Hadil A. Al-Otair,
Farrah Alnajjar,
Hanaa Sharaf,
Bader Alhafi,
Lolwah M Alashgar,
Mohammed Aljuaid
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
vascular health and risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.892
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1178-2048
pISSN - 1176-6344
DOI - 10.2147/vhrm.s300635
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , disease , pneumonia , retrospective cohort study , pandemic , medical record , framingham risk score , covid-19 , pediatrics , emergency medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , endocrinology
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a global pandemic with more than 60 million cases worldwide and over 1.5 million deaths by March 2021. Its outbreak has caused a huge burden on healthcare systems all over the world. Several studies in the medical literature have suggested that patients with underlying cardiovascular disease (CVD) are at higher risk for developing severe symptoms, poor prognosis, and high mortality rates. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of CVD risk factors among COVID-19 patients based on the Framingham risk score (FRS), and to evaluate the association of CVD risk factors with clinical outcomes.