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Preceding infection and risk of stroke: An old concept revived by the COVID-19 pandemic

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Immunosuppressive Therapy and Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

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Consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for patients with metabolic diseases

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Adiponectin to leptin ratio reflects inflammatory burden and survival in COVID-19

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Vital signs assessed in initial clinical encounters predict COVID-19 mortality in an NYC hospital system

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Clinical Characteristics, Exercise Capacity and Pulmonary Function in Post-COVID-19 Competitive Athletes

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Prognostic factors in patients admitted to an urban teaching hospital with COVID-19 infection

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Assessing the Burden of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Among Healthcare Workers in Mexico City: A Data-Driven Call to Action

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Epicardial adipose tissue is associated with extent of pneumonia and adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19

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Serum levels of ACE2 are higher in patients with obesity and diabetes

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The pathogenic role of epithelial and endothelial cells in early-phase COVID-19 pneumonia: victims and partners in crime

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SARS-CoV-2 and mitochondrial health: implications of lifestyle and ageing

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Diabetes and COVID19: a bidirectional relationship

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Understanding the complex function of gut microbiota: its impact on the pathogenesis of obesity and beyond: a comprehensive review

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Risk factors for mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 at the start of the pandemic in Belgium: a retrospective cohort study

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Endothelialitis plays a central role in the pathophysiology of severe COVID-19 and its cardiovascular complications

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Obesity, Diabetes and COVID-19: An Infectious Disease Spreading From the East Collides With the Consequences of an Unhealthy Western Lifestyle

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Obesity, diabetes, hypertension and severe outcomes among inpatients with coronavirus disease 2019: a nationwide study

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Signaling Through FcγRIIA and the C5a-C5aR Pathway Mediate Platelet Hyperactivation in COVID-19

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White Adipose Tissue Dysfunction: Pathophysiology and Emergent Measurements

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A Preventive Role of Exercise Across the Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic

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A Machine-Generated View of the Role of Blood Glucose Levels in the Severity of COVID-19

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Pandemic Analytics: How Countries are Leveraging Big Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence to Fight COVID-19?

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The intersection of obesity and (long) COVID-19: Hypoxia, thrombotic inflammation, and vascular endothelial injury

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Covid-19 & Obesity: Beyond Bmi

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