Risk for Subsequent SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Severe COVID-19 Among Community-Dwellers With Pre-Existing Cervicocephalic Atherosclerosis: A Population-Based Study

• Main Authors: Oscar H. Del Brutto (Author), Robertino M. Mera (Author), Victor J. Del Brutto (Author), Bettsy Y. Recalde (Author), Denisse A. Rumbea (Author), Aldo F. Costa (Author), Mark J. Sedler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: COVID-19 patients may develop atherosclerosis-related complications. Whether a proportion of these patients already had asymptomatic cervicocephalic atherosclerosis before SARS-CoV-2 infection is not known. This study assessed whether pre-existing cervicocephalic atherosclerosis increase...