Latin-American Registry of Cardiovascular Disease and COVID-19: Rationale and Design of the CARDIO COVID 19-20 Registry

• Main Authors: Juan Esteban Gómez-Mesa (Author), Stephania Galindo-Coral (Author), Maria Claudia Montes (Author), Walter Alarco (Author), Jose Luis Barisani (Author), Antonio Magaña (Author), Eduardo R. Perna (Author), Alexander Romero (Author), Mario Speranza (Author), Iván Mendoza (Author), Fernando Wyss (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Infection caused by SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) exhibits a strong infectivity but less virulence compared to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). In terms of cardiovascular morbidity, susceptible popula...