Prevalence and Associated Factors of SARS caused by Covid-19 in Adults and Aged People with Chronic Cardiovascular Disease: A Critical Analysis
Dear Editor,
The study by Paiva et al. evaluated the incidence of patients infected with the COVID-19 virus, associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD), in Brazil. It is concluded that the high prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in adults and in the elderly is related to sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, signs and symptoms. In view of that, the importance of primary health care is reiterated – in order to maintain regular medical visits aiming at controlling the disease and symptoms, while the presence of cardiovascular comorbidities increases in severe COVID-19 cases.
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