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Mokoagow MI, Harbuwono DS, Kshanti IA, Rumende CM, Subekti I, Harimurti K, Chen K, Shatri H. Increased risk of poor clinical outcome in COVID-19 patients with diabetes mellitus and in-hospital mortality predictors: A retrospective cohort from a tertiary hospital in Indonesia. Endocrinol Diabetes Metab 2023; 6:e454. [PMID: 37807699 PMCID: PMC10638617 DOI: 10.1002/edm2.454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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AIM To determine association between diabetes in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and intensive care admission and in-hospital mortality, evaluate several laboratory parameters as mortality predictor and develop predictors of in-hospital mortality among diabetics with COVID-19. METHODS This retrospective cohort recruited all cases of COVID-19 hospitalized in Fatmawati General Hospital from March to October 2020. Inclusion criterion was RT-PCR confirmed cases of COVID-19 who aged 18 years and older while exclusion criteria were incomplete medical record or cannot be found and pregnant women. RESULTS We enrolled 506 participants to this study with median age of 51 years (IQR:22), female (56.32%), and diabetes (28.46%). Diabetes increased intensive care admission (adjusted OR: 2.57; 95% CI: 3.52-10.43) and in-hospital mortality (adjusted OR: 2.50; 95% CI: 1.61-3.89). In predicting in-hospital mortality, ferritin and lactate dehydrogenase offered an acceptable discrimination, AUC: 0.71 (95% CI: 0.62-0.79) and AUC: 0.70 (95% CI: 0.61-0.78), respectively. The optimal cut-off of predicting mortality for ferritin was 786 g/mL and for LDH was 514.94 u/L. Factors include age above 70 years old, RBGs level on admission above 250 mg/dL or below 140 mg/dL, ferritin level above 786 ng/mL and presence of ARDS increased the odds of mortality among individuals with diabetes. CONCLUSIONS Diabetes increases risk intensive care admission and in hospital mortality in COVID-19. Multivariate analysis showed that older age, RBG on admission, high ferritin level, presence of ARDS increased the odds of mortality among individuals with diabetes.
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- Md Ikhsan Mokoagow
- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and DiabetesDepartment of Internal MedicineFatmawati General HospitalJakartaIndonesia
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of MedicineUniversitas IndonesiaJakartaIndonesia
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- Division of Endocrinology and MetabolismDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of MedicineDr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National Referral Hospital, Universitas IndonesiaJakartaIndonesia
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and DiabetesDepartment of Internal MedicineFatmawati General HospitalJakartaIndonesia
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- Clinical Epidemiology UnitDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of MedicineDr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National Referral Hospital, Universitas IndonesiaJakartaIndonesia
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- Division of Endocrinology and MetabolismDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of MedicineDr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National Referral Hospital, Universitas IndonesiaJakartaIndonesia
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- Clinical Epidemiology UnitDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of MedicineDr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National Referral Hospital, Universitas IndonesiaJakartaIndonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of MedicineUniversitas IndonesiaJakartaIndonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of MedicineUniversitas IndonesiaJakartaIndonesia
- Clinical Epidemiology UnitDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of MedicineDr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National Referral Hospital, Universitas IndonesiaJakartaIndonesia
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Abduljabbar MH, Alhawsawi GA, Aldharman SS, Alshahrani KI, Alshehri RA, Alshehri AA, Abukhudair AT, Alghamdi MA. Persistence of Symptoms Following Infection With COVID-19 Among Patients With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Saudi Arabia. Cureus 2023; 15:e43556. [PMID: 37719634 PMCID: PMC10502517 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.43556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In Saudi Arabia, information on the persistence of COVID-19-related complications in diabetic patients, their associations with the type of diabetes mellitus (DM), and the role of uncontrolled DM in the complications remains elusive. This study aims to fill this gap. This study aimed to examine the persistence of COVID-19 complications in diabetic patients. METHOD A simple randomized, cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study among patients with type 1 and 2 DM following infection with COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia. RESULT In the present study, a total of 674 participants were included. Among the COVID-19 symptoms, fatigue (65.6%) was reported the most frequently, followed by headache (62.3%) and cough (59.8%). About 44% of patients reported high blood sugar levels, including 25.5% with elevated fasting (>126 mg/dL) and 18.5% with elevated postprandial (>200 mg/dL) glucose levels. We also report that age > 55 years [OR= 1.66 (1.01-2.56), p=0.045], anti-diabetic medications [OR= 2.10 (1.82-3.91), p=0.022], multiple comorbidities [OR= 3.21 (1.98-4.85), p=0.005], chest pain [OR= 2.54 (0.96-3.81), p=0.003], and joint pain [OR= 1.64 (0.73-2.94), p=0.025] were independently associated with COVID-19-related complications in diabetic patients. CONCLUSION The most common persistent symptoms in diabetic patients with COVID-19 infection are fatigue, headaches, and cough. Advanced age and use of antidiabetic medications were independently associated with COVID-19-related complications in diabetic patients.
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- Maram H Abduljabbar
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif, SAU
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- College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU
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Kumar S, Basu M, Ghosh P, Pal U, Ghosh MK. COVID-19 therapeutics: Clinical application of repurposed drugs and futuristic strategies for target-based drug discovery. Genes Dis 2023; 10:1402-1428. [PMID: 37334160 PMCID: PMC10079314 DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2022.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes the complicated disease COVID-19. Clinicians are continuously facing huge problems in the treatment of patients, as COVID-19-specific drugs are not available, hence the principle of drug repurposing serves as a one-and-only hope. Globally, the repurposing of many drugs is underway; few of them are already approved by the regulatory bodies for their clinical use and most of them are in different phases of clinical trials. Here in this review, our main aim is to discuss in detail the up-to-date information on the target-based pharmacological classification of repurposed drugs, the potential mechanism of actions, and the current clinical trial status of various drugs which are under repurposing since early 2020. At last, we briefly proposed the probable pharmacological and therapeutic drug targets that may be preferred as a futuristic drug discovery approach in the development of effective medicines.
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- Sunny Kumar
- Cancer Biology and Inflammatory Disorder Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR-IICB), TRUE Campus, CN-6, Sector–V, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091 & 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Dhruba Chand Halder College, Dakshin Barasat, West Bengal 743372, India
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- Department of Economics, Bethune College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata 700006, India
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- Cancer Biology and Inflammatory Disorder Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR-IICB), TRUE Campus, CN-6, Sector–V, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091 & 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Cancer Biology and Inflammatory Disorder Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR-IICB), TRUE Campus, CN-6, Sector–V, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091 & 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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Mone P, Lombardi A, Salemme L, Cioppa A, Popusoi G, Varzideh F, Pansini A, Jankauskas SS, Forzano I, Avvisato R, Wang X, Tesorio T, Santulli G. Stress Hyperglycemia Drives the Risk of Hospitalization for Chest Pain in Patients With Ischemia and Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (INOCA). Diabetes Care 2023; 46:450-454. [PMID: 36478189 PMCID: PMC9887616 DOI: 10.2337/dc22-0783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Ischemia with nonobstructive coronary arteries (INOCA) is a prevailing finding in patients with angina. However, the main factors underlying the risk of being rehospitalized for chest pain in patients with INOCA remain mostly unknown. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We evaluated INOCA patients referred to the "Casa di Cura Montevergine" in Mercogliano (Avellino), Italy, from January 2016 to January 2021 for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). In these subjects, we assessed the impact of the stress hyperglycemia ratio (SHR), defined as the ratio of mmol/L blood glucose and % HbA1c, on the risk of rehospitalization for chest pain. RESULTS A total of 2,874 patients with INOCA successfully completed the study. At the 1-year follow-up, the risk of rehospitalization for chest pain was significantly higher (P < 0.001) in INOCA patients with SHR >1 compared to patients with SHR ≤1. These findings were confirmed by multivariable analyses (adjusting for potential confounders, including age, BMI, blood pressure, heart rate, chronic kidney disease, and cholesterol), propensity score matching, and inverse probability of treatment weighting. CONCLUSIONS Our data indicate, to our knowledge for the first time, that SHR on hospital admission significantly and independently increases the risk of rehospitalization for chest pain in INOCA patients.
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- Pasquale Mone
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY
- Azienda Sanitaria Locale (ASL), Avellino, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY
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- “Casa di Cura Montevergine,” Mercogliano (Avellino), Italy
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- “Casa di Cura Montevergine,” Mercogliano (Avellino), Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY
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- University of Naples “Federico II,” Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY
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- “Casa di Cura Montevergine,” Mercogliano (Avellino), Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY
- University of Naples “Federico II,” Naples, Italy
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Fleischer Institute for Diabetes and Metabolism (FIDAM), Einstein—Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center (ES-DRC), Einstein Institute for Neuroimmunology and Inflammation (INI), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY
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Duarsa GWK, Sugianto R, Yusari IGAAA, Tirtayasa PMW, Situmorang GR, Rasyid N, Rodjani A, Daryanto B, Seputra KP, Satyagraha P. Predictor factor for worse outcomes in kidney transplant recipients infected with coronavirus disease 2019: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Transpl Immunol 2023; 76:101739. [PMID: 36414181 PMCID: PMC9675086 DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2022.101739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a massive impact on the health sector, especially in patients with pre-existing comorbidities. This study aims to define the predictor factors for worse outcomes in kidney transplant patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 and affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We have analyzed in these patients their prior medical history, their clinical symptoms, and their laboratory results. METHOD We assessed outcomes of kidney transplant patients with confirmed COVID-19 until July 2021 from PubMed, Medline, Science Direct, Cochrane databases, EMBASE, Scopus, and EBSCO. We performed meta-analyses of nine published studies to estimate predictor factors. The analysis was analyzed by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) and then using the Review Manager 5.4 software. RESULT Our analysis demonstrated that the most significant risk factors for the worse COVID-19 outcomes for kidney transplant patients included: age of 60 and older [MD 9.31(95% CI, 6.31-12.30), p < 0.0001, I2 = 76%], diabetic nephropathy [OR 2.13 (95% CI, 1.49-3.04), p < 0.0001, I2 = 76%], dyspnea [OR 4.53, (95% CI, 2.22-9.22), p < 0.0001, I2 = 76%], acute kidney injury (AKI) [OR 4.53 (95% CI, 1.10-5.21), p = 0.03, I2 = 58%], and some laboratory markers. Many patients had two or multiple risk factors in combination. CONCLUSION Age and several comorbidities were the most significant factors for COVID-19 outcomes for kidney transplant recipients.
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- Gede Wirya Kusuma Duarsa
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Udayana, Prof. Dr. I.G.N.G Ngoerah General Hospital, Bali, Indonesia.
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- Medical Doctor Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Udayana, Bali, Indonesia.
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Udayana, Universitas Udayana Teaching Hospital, Bali, Indonesia.
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Cipto Mangunkusumo National Referral Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Cipto Mangunkusumo National Referral Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Cipto Mangunkusumo National Referral Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, Saiful Anwar General Hospital, Malang, Indonesia.
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, Saiful Anwar General Hospital, Malang, Indonesia.
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, Saiful Anwar General Hospital, Malang, Indonesia.
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ElSayed NA, Aleppo G, Aroda VR, Bannuru RR, Brown FM, Bruemmer D, Collins BS, Hilliard ME, Isaacs D, Johnson EL, Kahan S, Khunti K, Leon J, Lyons SK, Perry ML, Prahalad P, Pratley RE, Seley JJ, Stanton RC, Gabbay RA, on behalf of the American Diabetes Association. 16. Diabetes Care in the Hospital: Standards of Care in Diabetes-2023. Diabetes Care 2023; 46:S267-S278. [PMID: 36507644 PMCID: PMC9810470 DOI: 10.2337/dc23-s016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 85.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The American Diabetes Association (ADA) "Standards of Care in Diabetes" includes the ADA's current clinical practice recommendations and is intended to provide the components of diabetes care, general treatment goals and guidelines, and tools to evaluate quality of care. Members of the ADA Professional Practice Committee, a multidisciplinary expert committee, are responsible for updating the Standards of Care annually, or more frequently as warranted. For a detailed description of ADA standards, statements, and reports, as well as the evidence-grading system for ADA's clinical practice recommendations and a full list of Professional Practice Committee members, please refer to Introduction and Methodology. Readers who wish to comment on the Standards of Care are invited to do so at professional.diabetes.org/SOC.
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Ceriello A. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice and the fight against COVID-19. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2022; 190:110025. [PMID: 35907506 PMCID: PMC9327185 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2022.110025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hirsch AG, Nordberg CM, Bandeen-Roche K, Pollak J, Poulsen MN, Moon KA, Schwartz BS. Urban-Rural Differences in Health Care Utilization and COVID-19 Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. Prev Chronic Dis 2022; 19:E44. [PMID: 35862512 PMCID: PMC9336194 DOI: 10.5888/pcd19.220015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Introduction Two studies in Pennsylvania aimed to determine whether community type and community socioeconomic deprivation (CSD) 1) modified associations between type 2 diabetes (hereinafter, diabetes) and COVID-19 hospitalization outcomes, and 2) influenced health care utilization among individuals with diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods The hospitalization study evaluated a retrospective cohort of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 through 2020 for COVID-19 outcomes: death, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, mechanical ventilation, elevated D-dimer, and elevated troponin level. We used adjusted logistic regression models, adding interaction terms to evaluate effect modification by community type (township, borough, or city census tract) and CSD. The utilization study included patients with diabetes and a clinical encounter between 2017 and 2020. Autoregressive integrated moving average time-series models evaluated changes in weekly rates of emergency department and outpatient visits, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) laboratory tests, and antihyperglycemic medication orders from 2018 to 2020. Results In the hospitalization study, of 2,751 patients hospitalized for COVID-19, 1,020 had diabetes, which was associated with ICU admission and elevated troponin. Associations did not differ by community type or CSD. In the utilization study, among 93,401 patients with diabetes, utilization measures decreased in March 2020. Utilization increased in July, and then began to stabilize or decline through the end of 2020. Changes in HbA1c tests and medication order trends during the pandemic differed by community type and CSD. Conclusion Diabetes was associated with selected outcomes among individuals hospitalized for COVID-19, but these did not differ by community features. Utilization trajectories among individuals with diabetes during the pandemic were influenced by community type and CSD and could be used to identify individuals at risk of gaps in diabetes care.
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- Annemarie G Hirsch
- Department of Population Health Sciences, Geisinger, 100 N Academy Ave, Danville, PA 17822. .,Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Geisinger, Danville, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Geisinger, Danville, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Geisinger, Danville, Pennsylvania.,Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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Biomarkers Predictive for In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Prediabetes Hospitalized for COVID-19 in Austria: An Analysis of COVID-19 in Diabetes Registry. Viruses 2022; 14:v14061285. [PMID: 35746755 PMCID: PMC9229324 DOI: 10.3390/v14061285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Background: This study assessed the predictive performance of inflammatory, hepatic, coagulation, and cardiac biomarkers in patients with prediabetes and diabetes mellitus hospitalized for COVID-19 in Austria. Methods: This was an analysis of a multicenter cohort study of 747 patients with diabetes mellitus or prediabetes hospitalized for COVID-19 in 11 hospitals in Austria. The primary outcome of this study was in-hospital mortality. The predictor variables included demographic characteristics, clinical parameters, comorbidities, use of medication, disease severity, and laboratory measurements of biomarkers. The association between biomarkers and in-hospital mortality was assessed using simple and multiple logistic regression analyses. The predictive performance of biomarkers was assessed using discrimination and calibration. Results: In our analysis, 70.8% had type 2 diabetes mellitus, 5.8% had type 1 diabetes mellitus, 14.9% had prediabetes, and 8.6% had other types of diabetes mellitus. The mean age was 70.3 ± 13.3 years, and 69.3% of patients were men. A total of 19.0% of patients died in the hospital. In multiple logistic regression analysis, LDH, CRP, IL-6, PCT, AST-ALT ratio, NT-proBNP, and Troponin T were significantly associated with in-hospital mortality. The discrimination of NT-proBNP was 74%, and that of Troponin T was 81%. The calibration of NT-proBNP was adequate (p = 0.302), while it was inadequate for Troponin T (p = 0.010). Conclusion: Troponin T showed excellent predictive performance, while NT-proBNP showed good predictive performance for assessing in-hospital mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus hospitalized with COVID-19. Therefore, these cardiac biomarkers may be used for prognostication of COVID-19 patients.
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Sardu C, Marfella R, Prattichizzo F, La Grotta R, Paolisso G, Ceriello A. Effect of Hyperglycemia on COVID-19 Outcomes: Vaccination Efficacy, Disease Severity, and Molecular Mechanisms. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11061564. [PMID: 35329890 PMCID: PMC8955791 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11061564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background/Aims: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a positive-stranded single-stranded RNA virus, a member of the subgenus Sarbecovirus (beta-CoV lineage B) and responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). COVID-19 encompasses a large range of disease severity, from mild symptoms to severe forms with Intensive Care Unit admission and eventually death. The severe forms of COVID-19 are usually observed in high-risk patients, such as those with type two diabetes mellitus. Here, we review the available evidence linking acute and chronic hyperglycemia to COVID-19 outcomes, describing also the putative mediators of such interactions. Findings/Conclusions: Acute hyperglycemia at hospital admission represents a risk factor for poor COVID-19 prognosis in patients with and without diabetes. Acute and chronic glycemic control are both emerging as major determinants of vaccination efficacy, disease severity and mortality rate in COVID-19 patients. Mechanistically, it has been proposed that hyperglycemia might be a disease-modifier for COVID-19 through multiple mechanisms: (a) induction of glycation and oligomerization of ACE2, the main receptor of SARS-CoV-2; (b) increased expression of the serine protease TMPRSS2, responsible for S protein priming; (c) impairment of the function of innate and adaptive immunity despite the induction of higher pro-inflammatory responses, both local and systemic. Consistently, managing acute hyperglycemia through insulin infusion has been suggested to improve clinical outcomes, while implementing chronic glycemic control positively affects immune response following vaccination. Although more research is warranted to better disentangle the relationship between hyperglycemia and COVID-19, it might be worth considering glycemic control as a potential route to optimize disease prevention and management.
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- Celestino Sardu
- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy; (R.M.); (G.P.)
- Correspondence: (C.S.); (F.P.)
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy; (R.M.); (G.P.)
- Mediterranea Cardiocentro, 80122 Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS MultiMedica, Via Fantoli 16/15, 20138 Milan, Italy; (R.L.G.); (A.C.)
- Correspondence: (C.S.); (F.P.)
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- IRCCS MultiMedica, Via Fantoli 16/15, 20138 Milan, Italy; (R.L.G.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy; (R.M.); (G.P.)
- Mediterranea Cardiocentro, 80122 Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS MultiMedica, Via Fantoli 16/15, 20138 Milan, Italy; (R.L.G.); (A.C.)
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Yu J, Lee SH, Kim MK. Recent Updates to Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diabetes Mellitus. Endocrinol Metab (Seoul) 2022; 37:26-37. [PMID: 35255599 PMCID: PMC8901964 DOI: 10.3803/enm.2022.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Guidelines for the management of patients with diabetes have become an important part of clinical practice that improve the quality of care and help establish evidence-based medicine in this field. With rapidly accumulating evidence on various aspects of diabetes care, including landmark clinical trials of treatment agents and newer technologies, timely updates of the guidelines capture the most current state of the field and present a consensus. As a leading academic society, the Korean Diabetes Association publishes practice guidelines biennially and the American Diabetes Association does so annually. In this review, we summarize the key changes suggested in the most recent guidelines. Some of the important updates include treatment algorithms emphasizing comorbid conditions such as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease in the selection of anti-diabetic agents; wider application of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), insulin pump technologies and indices derived from CGM such as time in range; more active screening of subjects at high-risk of diabetes; and more detailed individualization in diabetes care. Although there are both similarities and differences among guidelines and some uncertainty remains, these updates provide a good approach for many clinical practitioners who are battling with diabetes.
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- Jin Yu
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul,
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul,
Korea
- Department of Medical Informatics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul,
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeouido St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul,
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The American Diabetes Association (ADA) "Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes" includes the ADA's current clinical practice recommendations and is intended to provide the components of diabetes care, general treatment goals and guidelines, and tools to evaluate quality of care. Members of the ADA Professional Practice Committee, a multidisciplinary expert committee (https://doi.org/10.2337/dc22-SPPC), are responsible for updating the Standards of Care annually, or more frequently as warranted. For a detailed description of ADA standards, statements, and reports, as well as the evidence-grading system for ADA's clinical practice recommendations, please refer to the Standards of Care Introduction (https://doi.org/10.2337/dc22-SINT). Readers who wish to comment on the Standards of Care are invited to do so at professional.diabetes.org/SOC.
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Lee JH. Potential therapeutic effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on COVID-19-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension. Med Hypotheses 2021; 158:110739. [PMID: 34916733 PMCID: PMC8654461 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2021.110739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious diseases caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Now, it is pandemic over the world. SARS-CoV-2 often causes a “cytokine storm” in people with COVID-19, causing inflammatory lung damage and pneumonia, which eventually leads to death. Glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is well known as an incretin hormone responsible for regulation of blood glucose through its receptor. Beyond glycemic control, GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) have promising anti-inflammatory actions in human and rodent pathological models. Recent studies proved that GLP-1RAs attenuate pulmonary inflammation, reduce cytokine production, and preserve lung function in mice and rats with experimental lung injury. Moreover, a thickened pulmonary vascular wall, an important characteristic of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) was observed in the autopsy lung tissue of a COVID-19 patient. Thus GLP-1RAs may be a novel therapeutic strategy for combating this pandemic specifically for patient characteristics of PHA after COVID-19 infection.
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- Jong Han Lee
- Department of Marine Bio and Medical Science, Hanseo University, Seosan, South Korea
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Ionescu M, Stoian AP, Rizzo M, Serban D, Nuzzo D, Mazilu L, Suceveanu AI, Dascalu AM, Parepa IR. The Role of Endothelium in COVID-19. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:11920. [PMID: 34769350 PMCID: PMC8584762 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The 2019 novel coronavirus, known as severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is causing a global pandemic. The virus primarily affects the upper and lower respiratory tracts and raises the risk of a variety of non-pulmonary consequences, the most severe and possibly fatal of which are cardiovascular problems. Data show that almost one-third of the patients with a moderate or severe form of COVID-19 had preexisting cardiovascular comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus, obesity, hypertension, heart failure, or coronary artery disease. SARS-CoV2 causes hyper inflammation, hypoxia, apoptosis, and a renin-angiotensin system imbalance in a variety of cell types, primarily endothelial cells. Profound endothelial dysfunction associated with COVID-19 can be the cause of impaired organ perfusion that may generate acute myocardial injury, renal failure, and a procoagulant state resulting in thromboembolic events. We discuss the most recent results on the involvement of endothelial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of COVID-19 in patients with cardiometabolic diseases in this review. We also provide insights on treatments that may reduce the severity of this viral infection.
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- Mihaela Ionescu
- Cardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ovidius University of Constanţa, 900527 Constanţa, Romania; (M.I.); (I.R.P.)
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- Diabetes, Nutrition, and Metabolic Diseases Department, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (A.P.S.); (M.R.)
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- Diabetes, Nutrition, and Metabolic Diseases Department, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (A.P.S.); (M.R.)
- Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, Italy
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- Forth Surgery Department, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest and Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University, 050474 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Italian National Research Council, Institute for Research and Biomedical Innovation (CNR-IRIB), 90100 Palermo, Italy
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- Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ovidius University of Constanţa, 900527 Constanţa, Romania;
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- Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ovidius University of Constanţa, 900527 Constanţa, Romania;
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Emergency University Hospital Bucharest and Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University, 050474 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Cardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ovidius University of Constanţa, 900527 Constanţa, Romania; (M.I.); (I.R.P.)
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Banerjee Y, Pantea Stoian A, Silva-Nunes J, Sonmez A, Rizvi AA, Janez A, Rizzo M. The role of GLP-1 receptor agonists during COVID-19 pandemia: a hypothetical molecular mechanism. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2021; 20:1309-1315. [PMID: 34424130 PMCID: PMC8425441 DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2021.1970744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION A number of anti-diabetic treatments have been favored during the continuing spread of the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Glucagon like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs) are a group of antidiabetic drugs, the glucose reducing effect of which is founded on augmenting glucose-dependent insulin secretion with concomitant reduction of glucagon secretion and delayed gastric emptying. Apart from their glucose lowering effects, GLP1-RAs also exert a plethora of pleiotropic activities in the form of anti-inflammatory, anti-thrombotic and anti-obesogenic properties, with beneficial cardiovascular and renal impact. All these make this class of drugs a preferred option for managing patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), and potentially helpful in those with SARS-CoV2 infection. AREAS COVERED In the present article we propose a hypothetical molecular mechanism by which GLP1-RAs may interact with SARS-CoV-2 activity. EXPERT OPINION The beneficial properties of GLP1-RAs may be of specific importance during COVID-19 infection for the most fragile patients with chronic comorbid conditions such as T2D, and those at higher cardiovascular and renal disease risk. Yet, further studies are needed to confirm our hypothesis and preliminary findings available in the literature.
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- Yajnavalka Banerjee
- Biochemistry, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Centre of Medical Education, University of Dundee, UK
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- Department of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Centro Hospitalar Universitário De Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal
- Nova Medical School-Faculdade De Ciências Medicas, New University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
- Health and Technology Research Center (H&TRC), Escola Superior De Tecnologia Da Saude De Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gulhane School of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids Emory, University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA
- Department of Health Promotion Sciences Maternal and Infantile Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Rizzo M, Nauck MA, Mantzoros CS. Incretin-based therapies in 2021 - Current status and perspectives for the future. Metabolism 2021; 122:154843. [PMID: 34333000 PMCID: PMC8321622 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2021.154843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Manfredi Rizzo
- Department of Health Promotion Sciences Maternal and Infantile Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), University of Palermo, Italy; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Diabetes Division, Katholisches Klinikum Bochum, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Section of Endocrinology, VA Boston Healthcare System, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Tong ZWM, Grant E, Gras S, Wu M, Smith C, Barrett HL, Gallo LA, Short KR. The role of T-cell immunity in COVID-19 severity amongst people living with type II diabetes. FEBS J 2021; 288:5042-5054. [PMID: 34216102 PMCID: PMC8420365 DOI: 10.1111/febs.16105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vulnerability of people with diabetes mellitus (DM) to respiratory viral infections. Despite the short history of COVID-19, various studies have shown that patients with DM are more likely to have increased hospitalisation and mortality rates as compared to patients without. At present, the mechanisms underlying this susceptibility are unclear. However, prior studies show that the course of COVID-19 disease is linked to the efficacy of the host's T-cell responses. Healthy individuals who can elicit a robust T-cell response are more likely to limit the severity of COVID-19. Here, we investigate the hypothesis that an impaired T-cell response in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) drives the severity of COVID-19 in this patient population. While there is currently a limited amount of information that specifically addresses T-cell responses in COVID-19 patients with T2DM, there is a wealth of evidence from other infectious diseases that T-cell immunity is impaired in patients with T2DM. The reasons for this are likely multifactorial, including the presence of hyperglycaemia, glycaemic variability and metformin use. This review emphasises the need for further research into T-cell responses of COVID-19 patients with T2DM in order to better inform our response to COVID-19 and future disease outbreaks.
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- Zhen Wei Marcus Tong
- School of Chemistry and Molecular BiosciencesThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneAustralia
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- La Trobe University ‐ La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS)MelbourneAustralia
- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash UniversityClaytonAustralia
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- La Trobe University ‐ La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS)MelbourneAustralia
- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash UniversityClaytonAustralia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular BiosciencesThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneAustralia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute ‐ QIMR Berghofer Centre for Immunotherapy and Vaccine Development BrisbaneAustralia
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- Department of EndocrinologyMater HealthBrisbaneAustralia
- Mater Research InstituteThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneAustralia
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- School of Biomedical SciencesThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaAustralia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular BiosciencesThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneAustralia
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BACKGROUND Both visceral adipose tissue and epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) have pro-inflammatory properties. The former is associated with Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) severity. We aimed to investigate whether an association also exists for EAT. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively measured EAT volume using computed tomography (CT) scans (semi-automatic software) of inpatients with COVID-19 and analyzed the correlation between EAT volume and anthropometric characteristics and comorbidities. We then analyzed the clinicobiological and radiological parameters associated with severe COVID-19 (O2 [Formula: see text] 6 l/min), intensive care unit (ICU) admission or death, and 25% or more CT lung involvement, which are three key indicators of COVID-19 severity. RESULTS We included 100 consecutive patients; 63% were men, mean age was 61.8 ± 16.2 years, 47% were obese, 54% had hypertension, 42% diabetes, and 17.2% a cardiovascular event history. Severe COVID-19 (n = 35, 35%) was associated with EAT volume (132 ± 62 vs 104 ± 40 cm3, p = 0.02), age, ferritinemia, and 25% or more CT lung involvement. ICU admission or death (n = 14, 14%) was associated with EAT volume (153 ± 67 vs 108 ± 45 cm3, p = 0.015), hypertension and 25% or more CT lung involvement. The association between EAT volume and severe COVID-19 remained after adjustment for sex, BMI, ferritinemia and lung involvement, but not after adjustment for age. Instead, the association between EAT volume and ICU admission or death remained after adjustment for all five of these parameters. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that measuring EAT volume on chest CT scans at hospital admission in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 might help to assess the risk of disease aggravation.
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Ceriello A, Prattichizzo F. Pharmacological management of COVID-19 in type 2 diabetes. J Diabetes Complications 2021; 35:107927. [PMID: 33896714 PMCID: PMC8052602 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2021.107927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Evidence suggests that diabetes is one the most relevant comorbidity in affecting the prognosis of COVID-19. Albeit there are no specific trials nor subgroup analysis showing the effect of COVID-19 therapies in patients with diabetes, selected features of this disease and the side effects associated with certain drugs require a proper knowledge to optimize the pharmacological therapy of patients with diabetes and COVID-19. While chronic anti-hypertensive and glucose-lowering therapies should not be discontinued nor preferred for preventive purposes, the low-grade pro-inflammatory, the thrombosis-prone status of diabetes, the role of acute hyperglycaemia in promoting adverse outcomes in patients admitted to ICU, and the observed increased mortality in patients with poor long-term glycaemic control delineate a delicate balance in case of severe forms of COVID-19. Here, we briefly summarized some of the key pharmacological issues linked to the management of patients with diabetes and COVID-19, in order to provide indications to minimize the deleterious effects of the concomitant presentation of these diseases and to use the existing pharmacological options in an appropriate manner.
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Melesse DY, Chekol WB. The management of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 in intensive care unit (ICU) in low income countries: A review article. CLINICAL NUTRITION OPEN SCIENCE 2021; 37:60-72. [PMID: 34056632 PMCID: PMC8141348 DOI: 10.1016/j.nutos.2021.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome-CoV-2 (SARS-CoV2)- causing coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), outbreak as a world health problem and was declared as a pandemic disease by the world health organization (WHO) in March 2020. Many serious findings have been observed among victims with sever acute respiratory syndrome-CoV-2. METHODS This review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) protocol. Search engines like PubMed and PMC through HINARI, Cochrane database, Google Scholar were used to get information about the current evidences on management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in intensive care unit (ICU). DISCUSSION Mortality with COVID 19 is associated with geriatric population, the presence comorbidities like hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, and cancer, acute respiratory failure, higher d-dimer and C-reactive protein concentrations, lower lymphocyte counts, and secondary infections. CONCLUSION The international recommendations on nutrition in the ICU should be followed. Some specific issues about the nutrition of the COVID-19 patients in the ICU should be emphasized. Universal infection prevention precautions (hand hygiene and use of personal protection equipment (PPE)) are invaluable during nursing of COVID 19 patients at ICU.
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- Department of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia
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The role of comorbidities on mortality of COVID-19 in patients with diabetes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 25:100352. [PMID: 34027220 PMCID: PMC8123934 DOI: 10.1016/j.obmed.2021.100352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Background Patients with diabetes are one of the most high-risk group to become infected with SARS-CoV-2. Current study was designed to evaluate the risk of other complications in COVID-19 patients with diabetes. Methods In this cross-sectional study (25 February to July 10, 2020), 458 patients with diabetes were enrolled based on their characteristics, symptoms and signs, laboratory data and presence of other underlying diseases. Multiple logistic regression and Chi-square test analysis were used to check the effectiveness of other comorbidities on the mortality outcome among patients with diabetes. Results Of 458 patients with diabetes, 306 (67%) had other underlying diseases, such as 200 (65.4%) hypertension, 103 (33.7%) cardiovascular diseases and 29 (9.5%) kidney diseases. The rate of fatality was significantly high in patients with chronic kidney and liver diseases. The odds of mortality were increased 3.1-fold for patients over 55 years as compared to those under 55 years (P = 0.011), and the odds of mortality outcome were more than 5.1-fold for those who had chronic kidney disease (P < 0.001). Conclusions The presentation of SARS-CoV-2 in older patients with diabetes with other comorbidities such as chronic kidney and liver diseases is more severe in risk of mortality.
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D'Onofrio N, Scisciola L, Sardu C, Trotta MC, De Feo M, Maiello C, Mascolo P, De Micco F, Turriziani F, Municinò E, Monetti P, Lombardi A, Napolitano MG, Marino FZ, Ronchi A, Grimaldi V, Hermenean A, Rizzo MR, Barbieri M, Franco R, Campobasso CP, Napoli C, Municinò M, Paolisso G, Balestrieri ML, Marfella R. Glycated ACE2 receptor in diabetes: open door for SARS-COV-2 entry in cardiomyocyte. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2021; 20:99. [PMID: 33962629 PMCID: PMC8104461 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-021-01286-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Rationale About 50% of hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) developed myocardial damage. The mechanisms of direct SARS-CoV-2 cardiomyocyte infection include viral invasion via ACE2-Spike glycoprotein-binding. In DM patients, the impact of glycation of ACE2 on cardiomyocyte invasion by SARS-CoV-2 can be of high importance. Objective To evaluate the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in cardiomyocytes from heart autopsy of DM cases compared to Non-DM; to investigate the role of DM in SARS-COV-2 entry in cardiomyocytes. Methods and results We evaluated consecutive autopsy cases, deceased for COVID-19, from Italy between Apr 30, 2020 and Jan 18, 2021. We evaluated SARS-CoV-2 in cardiomyocytes, expression of ACE2 (total and glycosylated form), and transmembrane protease serine protease-2 (TMPRSS2) protein. In order to study the role of diabetes on cardiomyocyte alterations, independently of COVID-19, we investigated ACE2, glycosylated ACE2, and TMPRSS2 proteins in cardiomyocytes from DM and Non-DM explanted-hearts. Finally, to investigate the effects of DM on ACE2 protein modification, an in vitro glycation study of recombinant human ACE2 (hACE2) was performed to evaluate the effects on binding to SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein. The authors included cardiac tissue from 97 autopsies. DM was diagnosed in 37 patients (38%). Fourth-seven out of 97 autopsies (48%) had SARS-CoV-2 RNA in cardiomyocytes. Thirty out of 37 DM autopsy cases (81%) and 17 out of 60 Non-DM autopsy cases (28%) had SARS-CoV-2 RNA in cardiomyocytes. Total ACE2, glycosylated ACE2, and TMPRSS2 protein expressions were higher in cardiomyocytes from autopsied and explanted hearts of DM than Non-DM. In vitro exposure of monomeric hACE2 to 120 mM glucose for 12 days led to non-enzymatic glycation of four lysine residues in the neck domain affecting the protein oligomerization. Conclusions The upregulation of ACE2 expression (total and glycosylated forms) in DM cardiomyocytes, along with non-enzymatic glycation, could increase the susceptibility to COVID-19 infection in DM patients by favouring the cellular entry of SARS-CoV2. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12933-021-01286-7.
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- Nunzia D'Onofrio
- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Piazza Miraglia, 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Piazza Miraglia, 2, 80138, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiac Surgery and Transplants, AORN Ospedali dei Colli-Monaldi Hospital, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine Forensic Pathology Service, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine Forensic Pathology Service, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Piazza Miraglia, 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Forensic, Evaluative and Necroscopic Medicine, ASL Napoli 2 NORD, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Forensic, Evaluative and Necroscopic Medicine, ASL Napoli 2 NORD, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Forensic, Evaluative and Necroscopic Medicine, ASL Napoli 2 NORD, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Piazza Miraglia, 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Life Science, Vasile Goldis Western University, Arad, Romania
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Piazza Miraglia, 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Piazza Miraglia, 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine Forensic Pathology Service, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Piazza Miraglia, 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Forensic, Evaluative and Necroscopic Medicine, ASL Napoli 2 NORD, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Piazza Miraglia, 2, 80138, Naples, Italy.,Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Piazza Miraglia, 2, 80138, Naples, Italy.,Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Naples, Italy
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Herman-Edelstein M, Guetta T, Barnea A, Waldman M, Ben-Dor N, Barak Y, Kornowski R, Arad M, Hochhauser E, Aravot D. Expression of the SARS-CoV-2 receptorACE2 in human heart is associated with uncontrolled diabetes, obesity, and activation of the renin angiotensin system. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2021; 20:90. [PMID: 33906662 PMCID: PMC8078096 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-021-01275-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Diabetic and obese patients are at higher risk of severe disease and cardiac injury in corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. Cellular entry of SARS-CoV-2 is mainly via the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor, which is highly expressed in normal hearts. There is a disagreement regarding the effect of factors such as obesity and diabetes on ACE2 expression in the human heart and whether treatment with renin–angiotensin system inhibitors or anti-diabetic medications increases ACE2 expression and subsequently the susceptibility to infection. We designed this study to elucidate factors that control ACE2 expression in human serum, human heart biopsies, and mice. Methods Right atrial appendage biopsies were collected from 79 patients that underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. We investigated the alteration in ACE2 mRNA and protein expression in heart tissue and serum. ACE2 expression was compared with clinical risk factors: diabetes, obesity and different anti-hypertensive or anti-diabetic therapies. WT or db/db mice were infused with Angiotensin II (ATII), treated with different anti-diabetic drugs (Metformin, GLP1A and SGLT2i) were also tested. Results ACE2 gene expression was increased in diabetic hearts compared to non-diabetic hearts and was positively correlated with glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), body mass index (BMI), and activation of the renin angiotensin system (RAS), and negatively correlated with ejection fraction. ACE2 was not differentially expressed in patients who were on angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) prior to the operation. We found no correlation between plasma free ACE2 and cardiac tissue ACE2 expression. Transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2), metalloprotease ADAM10 and ADAM17 that facilitate viral-ACE2 complex entry and degradation were increased in diabetic hearts. ACE2 expression in mice was increased with ATII infusion and attenuated following anti-diabetic drugs treatment. Conclusion Patients with uncontrolled diabetes or obesity with RAS activation have higher ACE2 expressions therefore are at higher risk for severe infection. Since ACEi or ARBs show no effect on ACE2 expression in the heart further support their safety.
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- Michal Herman-Edelstein
- Cardiac Research Laboratory, Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Sackler School of Medicine Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Nephrology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Cardiac Research Laboratory, Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Sackler School of Medicine Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Cardiac Research Laboratory, Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Sackler School of Medicine Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Cardiac Research Laboratory, Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Sackler School of Medicine Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Cardiac Research Laboratory, Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Sackler School of Medicine Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Nephrology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Cardiac Research Laboratory, Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Sackler School of Medicine Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Cardiac Research Laboratory, Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Sackler School of Medicine Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, 49100, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Cardiac Research Laboratory, Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Sackler School of Medicine Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. .,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel. .,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Cardiac Research Laboratory, Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Sackler School of Medicine Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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Belančić A, Kresović A, Troskot Dijan M. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in the era of COVID-19: Friend or foe? Clin Obes 2021; 11:e12439. [PMID: 33423388 PMCID: PMC7995087 DOI: 10.1111/cob.12439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The aim of the present manuscript is to discuss on potential pros and cons of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) as glucose-lowering agents during COVID-19 pandemic, and what is more to evaluate them as potential candidates for the treatment of patients, affected by COVID-19 infection, with or even without diabetes mellitus type 2. Besides being important glucose-lowering agents, GLP-1RAs pose promising anti-inflammatory and anti-obesogenic properties, pulmonary protective effects, as well as beneficial impact on gut microbiome composition. Hence, taking everything previously mentioned into consideration, GLP-1RAs seem to be potential candidates for the treatment of patients, affected by COVID-19 infection, with or even without type 2 diabetes mellitus, as well as excellent antidiabetic (glucose-lowering) agents during COVID-19 pandemic times.
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- Andrej Belančić
- Department of Clinical PharmacologyUniversity Hospital Centre RijekaRijekaCroatia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal MedicineUniversity Hospital Centre RijekaRijekaCroatia
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Internal MedicineUniversity Hospital Centre RijekaRijekaCroatia
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Schnell O, Cos X, Cosentino F, Forst T, Giorgino F, Heersprink HJL, Kosiborod M, Wanner C, Standl E. Report from the CVOT Summit 2020: new cardiovascular and renal outcomes. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2021; 20:75. [PMID: 33789663 PMCID: PMC8010779 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-021-01254-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
The 6th Cardiovascular Outcome Trial (CVOT) Summit "Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes 2020" was the first to be held virtually on October 29-30, 2020. As in previous years, this summit served as reference meeting for in-depth discussions on the topic of recently completed and presented major outcome trials. This year, focus was placed on the outcomes of VERTIS-CV, EMPEROR-Reduced, DAPA-CKD, and FIDELIO-DKD. Trial implications for diabetes management and the impact on new treatment algorithms were highlighted for diabetologists, cardiologists, endocrinologists, nephrologists, and general practitioners. Discussion evolved from major outcome trials using SGLT-2 inhibitors for treatment and prevention of heart failure and chronic kidney disease in people with and without diabetes, to additional therapy options for chronic kidney disease with a novel mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist. Furthermore, challenges in diabetes management like COVID-19 and obesity, as well as novel treatment strategies and guidelines, were discussed.The 7th Cardiovascular Outcome Trial Summit will be held virtually on November, 18-19, 2021 ( http://www.cvot.org ).
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- Oliver Schnell
- Forschergruppe Diabetes e. V., Ingolstaedter Landstraße 1, 85764 Neuherberg (Munich), Germany
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- Sant Marti de Provençals Primary Care Centres, Barcelona, Spain
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- CRS Clinical Research Services Mannheim GmbH, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Cardiometabolic Center of Excellence, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas, MO USA
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- Forschergruppe Diabetes e. V., Ingolstaedter Landstraße 1, 85764 Neuherberg (Munich), Germany
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Abd-Alrazaq A, Schneider J, Mifsud B, Alam T, Househ M, Hamdi M, Shah Z. A Comprehensive Overview of the COVID-19 Literature: Machine Learning-Based Bibliometric Analysis. J Med Internet Res 2021; 23:e23703. [PMID: 33600346 PMCID: PMC7942394 DOI: 10.2196/23703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Shortly after the emergence of COVID-19, researchers rapidly mobilized to study numerous aspects of the disease such as its evolution, clinical manifestations, effects, treatments, and vaccinations. This led to a rapid increase in the number of COVID-19-related publications. Identifying trends and areas of interest using traditional review methods (eg, scoping and systematic reviews) for such a large domain area is challenging. OBJECTIVE We aimed to conduct an extensive bibliometric analysis to provide a comprehensive overview of the COVID-19 literature. METHODS We used the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19) that consists of a large number of research articles related to all coronaviruses. We used a machine learning-based method to analyze the most relevant COVID-19-related articles and extracted the most prominent topics. Specifically, we used a clustering algorithm to group published articles based on the similarity of their abstracts to identify research hotspots and current research directions. We have made our software accessible to the community via GitHub. RESULTS Of the 196,630 publications retrieved from the database, we included 28,904 in our analysis. The mean number of weekly publications was 990 (SD 789.3). The country that published the highest number of COVID-19-related articles was China (2950/17,270, 17.08%). The highest number of articles were published in bioRxiv. Lei Liu affiliated with the Southern University of Science and Technology in China published the highest number of articles (n=46). Based on titles and abstracts alone, we were able to identify 1515 surveys, 733 systematic reviews, 512 cohort studies, 480 meta-analyses, and 362 randomized control trials. We identified 19 different topics covered among the publications reviewed. The most dominant topic was public health response, followed by clinical care practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical characteristics and risk factors, and epidemic models for its spread. CONCLUSIONS We provide an overview of the COVID-19 literature and have identified current hotspots and research directions. Our findings can be useful for the research community to help prioritize research needs and recognize leading COVID-19 researchers, institutes, countries, and publishers. Our study shows that an AI-based bibliometric analysis has the potential to rapidly explore a large corpus of academic publications during a public health crisis. We believe that this work can be used to analyze other eHealth-related literature to help clinicians, administrators, and policy makers to obtain a holistic view of the literature and be able to categorize different topics of the existing research for further analyses. It can be further scaled (for instance, in time) to clinical summary documentation. Publishers should avoid noise in the data by developing a way to trace the evolution of individual publications and unique authors.
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- Alaa Abd-Alrazaq
- Division of Information and Computing Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Information and Computing Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
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- College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Information and Computing Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Information and Computing Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Information and Computing Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
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- Division of Information and Computing Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
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Bugert CL, Kwiat V, Valera IC, Bugert JJ, Parvatiyar MS. Cardiovascular Injury Due to SARS-CoV-2. CURRENT CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2021; 8:167-177. [PMID: 33717830 PMCID: PMC7934983 DOI: 10.1007/s40588-021-00160-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Purpose of Review The world is currently facing the largest global health crisis since the early 1900s due to a novel coronavirus. While SARS-CoV-2 infection causes predictable symptoms in COVID-19 patients, including upper respiratory distress and fever, the heterogeneity of manifestations is surprising. This review focuses on direct and indirect causes of myocardial injury in COVID-19 patients and highlights current knowledge, treatment strategies, and outstanding questions in the field. Recent Findings Data are emerging that highlight the extent of cardiovascular involvement in COVID-19 patients, including evidence that SARS-CoV-2 causes myocarditis and increases cardiac risk. The incidence of cardiac injury is much greater in patients with severe disease presentation and those in intensive care. Summary During the past year, COVID-19 patient mortality rates have improved due to tailored pharmacological treatments and patient management strategies that address the unique presentation of symptoms, which will hopefully also reduce the incidence of cardiac injury.
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- Christina L. Bugert
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, South West UK
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- Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL USA
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Klonoff DC, Messler JC, Umpierrez GE, Peng L, Booth R, Crowe J, Garrett V, McFarland R, Pasquel FJ. Association Between Achieving Inpatient Glycemic Control and Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: A Multicenter, Retrospective Hospital-Based Analysis. Diabetes Care 2021; 44:578-585. [PMID: 33323475 PMCID: PMC7818335 DOI: 10.2337/dc20-1857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Diabetes and hyperglycemia are important risk factors for poor outcomes in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We hypothesized that achieving glycemic control soon after admission, in both intensive care unit (ICU) and non-ICU settings, could affect outcomes in patients with COVID-19. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We analyzed pooled data from the Glytec national database including 1,544 patients with COVID-19 from 91 hospitals in 12 states. Patients were stratified according to achieved mean glucose category in mg/dL (≤7.77, 7.83-10, 10.1-13.88, and >13.88 mmol/L; ≤140, 141-180, 181-250, and >250 mg/dL) during days 2-3 in non-ICU patients or on day 2 in ICU patients. We conducted a survival analysis to determine the association between glucose category and hospital mortality. RESULTS Overall, 18.1% (279/1,544) of patients died in the hospital. In non-ICU patients, severe hyperglycemia (blood glucose [BG] >13.88 mmol/L [250 mg/dL]) on days 2-3 was independently associated with high mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 7.17; 95% CI 2.62-19.62) compared with patients with BG <7.77 mmol/L (140 mg/dL). This relationship was not significant for admission glucose (HR 1.465; 95% CI 0.683-3.143). In patients admitted directly to the ICU, severe hyperglycemia on admission was associated with increased mortality (adjusted HR 3.14; 95% CI 1.44-6.88). This relationship was not significant on day 2 (HR 1.40; 95% CI 0.53-3.69). Hypoglycemia (BG <70 mg/dL) was also associated with increased mortality (odds ratio 2.2; 95% CI 1.35-3.60). CONCLUSIONS Both hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia were associated with poor outcomes in patients with COVID-19. Admission glucose was a strong predictor of death among patients directly admitted to the ICU. Severe hyperglycemia after admission was a strong predictor of death among non-ICU patients.
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- David C Klonoff
- Diabetes Research Institute, Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, San Mateo, CA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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A Paradigm Gap in Host–Pathogen Interaction Studies: Lesson from the COVID-19 Pandemic. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2021; 1353:47-70. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-85113-2_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Alguwaihes AM, Al-Sofiani ME, Megdad M, Albader SS, Alsari MH, Alelayan A, Alzahrani SH, Sabico S, Al-Daghri NM, Jammah AA. Diabetes and Covid-19 among hospitalized patients in Saudi Arabia: a single-centre retrospective study. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2020; 19:205. [PMID: 33278893 PMCID: PMC7718833 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-020-01184-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Information on the clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized Covid-19 patients with or without diabetes mellitus (DM) is limited in the Arab region. This study aims to fill this gap. METHODS In this single-center retrospective study, medical records of hospitalized adults with confirmed Covid-19 [RT-PCR positive for SARS-CoV2] at King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC)-King Khaled University Hospital (KKUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from May to July 2020 were analyzed. Clinical, radiological and serological information, as well as outcomes were recorded and analyzed. RESULTS A total of 439 patients were included (median age 55 years; 68.3% men). The most prevalent comorbidities were vitamin D deficiency (74.7%), DM (68.3%), hypertension (42.6%) and obesity (42.2%). During hospitalization, 77 out of the 439 patients (17.5%) died. DM patients have a significantly higher death rate (20.5% versus 12.3%; p = 0.04) and lower survival time (p = 0.016) than non-DM. Multivariate cox proportional hazards regression model revealed that age [Hazards ratio, HR 3.0 (95% confidence interval, CI 1.7-5.3); p < 0.001], congestive heart failure [adjusted HR 3.5 (CI 1.4-8.3); p = 0.006], smoking [adjusted HR 5.8 (CI 2.0-17.2); p < 0.001], β-blocker use [adjusted HR 1.7 (CI 1.0-2.9); p = 0.04], bilateral lung infiltrates [adjusted HR 1.9 (CI 1.1-3.3); p = 0.02], creatinine > 90 µmol/l [adjusted HR 2.1 (CI 1.3-3.5); p = 0.004] and 25(OH)D < 12.5 nmol/l [adjusted HR 7.0 (CI 1.7-28.2); p = 0.007] were significant predictors of mortality among hospitalized Covid-19 patients. Random blood glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol/l was significantly associated with intensive care admission [adjusted HR 1.5 (CI 1.0-2.2); p = 0.04], as well as smoking, β-blocker use, neutrophil > 7.5, creatinine > 90 µmol/l and alanine aminotransferase > 65U/l. CONCLUSION The prevalence of DM is high among hospitalized Covid-19 patients in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. While DM patients have a higher mortality rate than their non-DM counterparts, other factors such as old age, congestive heart failure, smoking, β-blocker use, presence of bilateral lung infiltrates, elevated creatinine and severe vitamin D deficiency, appear to be more significant predictors of fatal outcome. Patients with acute metabolic dysfunctions, including hyperglycemia on admission are more likely to receive intensive care.
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- Abdullah M Alguwaihes
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11472, Saudi Arabia.
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11472, Saudi Arabia.,Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA.,Strategic Center for Diabetes Research, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11481, Saudi Arabia
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- General Directorate of Health Affairs in Eastern Province, Dammam, 32247, Saudi Arabia
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- King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, 12746, Saudi Arabia
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- Obesity, Endocrine, and Metabolism Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, 11564, Saudi Arabia
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- Chair for Biomarkers of Chronic Diseases, Biochemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Chair for Biomarkers of Chronic Diseases, Biochemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11472, Saudi Arabia
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Gentile S, Strollo F, Mambro A, Ceriello A. COVID-19, ketoacidosis and new-onset diabetes: Are there possible cause and effect relationships among them? Diabetes Obes Metab 2020; 22:2507-2508. [PMID: 32790021 PMCID: PMC7436911 DOI: 10.1111/dom.14170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Sandro Gentile
- Campania University, “Luigi Vanvitelli”, and Nefrocenter Research & Nyx Start‐UPNaplesItaly
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- Anesthesiology and Resuscitation UnitCTO, Andrea Alesini HospitalRomeItaly
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Solerte SB, D'Addio F, Trevisan R, Lovati E, Rossi A, Pastore I, Dell'Acqua M, Ippolito E, Scaranna C, Bellante R, Galliani S, Dodesini AR, Lepore G, Geni F, Fiorina RM, Catena E, Corsico A, Colombo R, Mirani M, De Riva C, Oleandri SE, Abdi R, Bonventre JV, Rusconi S, Folli F, Di Sabatino A, Zuccotti G, Galli M, Fiorina P. Sitagliptin Treatment at the Time of Hospitalization Was Associated With Reduced Mortality in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and COVID-19: A Multicenter, Case-Control, Retrospective, Observational Study. Diabetes Care 2020; 43:2999-3006. [PMID: 32994187 PMCID: PMC7770266 DOI: 10.2337/dc20-1521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Poor outcomes have been reported in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); thus, it is mandatory to explore novel therapeutic approaches for this population. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In a multicenter, case-control, retrospective, observational study, sitagliptin, an oral and highly selective dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor, was added to standard of care (e.g., insulin administration) at the time of hospitalization in patients with type 2 diabetes who were hospitalized with COVID-19. Every center also recruited at a 1:1 ratio untreated control subjects matched for age and sex. All patients had pneumonia and exhibited oxygen saturation <95% when breathing ambient air or when receiving oxygen support. The primary end points were discharge from the hospital/death and improvement of clinical outcomes, defined as an increase in at least two points on a seven-category modified ordinal scale. Data were collected retrospectively from patients receiving sitagliptin from 1 March through 30 April 2020. RESULTS Of the 338 consecutive patients with type 2 diabetes and COVID-19 admitted in Northern Italy hospitals included in this study, 169 were on sitagliptin, while 169 were on standard of care. Treatment with sitagliptin at the time of hospitalization was associated with reduced mortality (18% vs. 37% of deceased patients; hazard ratio 0.44 [95% CI 0.29-0.66]; P = 0.0001), with an improvement in clinical outcomes (60% vs. 38% of improved patients; P = 0.0001) and with a greater number of hospital discharges (120 vs. 89 of discharged patients; P = 0.0008) compared with patients receiving standard of care, respectively. CONCLUSIONS In this multicenter, case-control, retrospective, observational study of patients with type 2 diabetes admitted to the hospital for COVID-19, sitagliptin treatment at the time of hospitalization was associated with reduced mortality and improved clinical outcomes as compared with standard-of-care treatment. The effects of sitagliptin in patients with type 2 diabetes and COVID-19 should be confirmed in an ongoing randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
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- Sebastiano Bruno Solerte
- Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatric and Diabetology Unit, University of Pavia, Italy.,School of Geriatrics, University of Pavia Azienda di Servizi alla Persona-Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- International Center for T1D, Pediatric Clinical Research Center Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche L. Sacco, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa Malattie Endocrine 1-Diabetologia, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale-PG XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, University of Pavia and IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- International Center for T1D, Pediatric Clinical Research Center Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche L. Sacco, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy.,Division of Endocrinology, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- International Center for T1D, Pediatric Clinical Research Center Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche L. Sacco, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa Malattie Endocrine 1-Diabetologia, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale-PG XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa Malattie Endocrine 1-Diabetologia, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale-PG XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa Malattie Endocrine 1-Diabetologia, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale-PG XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa Malattie Endocrine 1-Diabetologia, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale-PG XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa Malattie Endocrine 1-Diabetologia, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale-PG XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatric and Diabetology Unit, University of Pavia, Italy.,School of Geriatrics, University of Pavia Azienda di Servizi alla Persona-Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- International Center for T1D, Pediatric Clinical Research Center Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche L. Sacco, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Pneumology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo and Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Endocrinology and Diabetology Unit, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Unità Operativa di Malattie Endocrine ULSS3-Ospedale dell'Angelo Mestre, Mestre, Italy
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- Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Luigi Sacco," Univeristà di Milano, Milan, Italy.,III Division of Infectious Diseases, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Health Science, Università di Milano, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- Internal Medicine Unit, University of Pavia and IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Pediatric Clinical Research Center Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy.,Department of Pediatrics, "V. Buzzi" Children's Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "Luigi Sacco," Univeristà di Milano, Milan, Italy.,III Division of Infectious Diseases, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- International Center for T1D, Pediatric Clinical Research Center Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche L. Sacco, Università di Milano, Milan, Italy .,Division of Endocrinology, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.,Division of Nephrology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Ceriello A. "Diabetes as a case study of chronic disease management": Eight years later. The opportunity learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2020; 167:108384. [PMID: 32853689 PMCID: PMC7445126 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Antonio Ceriello
- IRCCS MultiMedica, Sesto San Giovanni, Via Gaudenzio Fantoli, 16/15, 20138 Milan, Italy.
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- Antonio Ceriello
- IRCCS MultiMedica, Via Gaudenzio Fantoli, 16/15, 20138 Milan, Italy.
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Abd-alrazaq A, Schneider J, Mifsud B, Alam T, Househ M, Hamdi M, Shah Z. A Comprehensive Overview of the COVID-19 Literature: Machine Learning–Based Bibliometric Analysis (Preprint).. [DOI: 10.2196/preprints.23703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Shortly after the emergence of COVID-19, researchers rapidly mobilized to study numerous aspects of the disease such as its evolution, clinical manifestations, effects, treatments, and vaccinations. This led to a rapid increase in the number of COVID-19–related publications. Identifying trends and areas of interest using traditional review methods (eg, scoping and systematic reviews) for such a large domain area is challenging.
OBJECTIVE
We aimed to conduct an extensive bibliometric analysis to provide a comprehensive overview of the COVID-19 literature.
METHODS
We used the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19) that consists of a large number of research articles related to all coronaviruses. We used a machine learning–based method to analyze the most relevant COVID-19–related articles and extracted the most prominent topics. Specifically, we used a clustering algorithm to group published articles based on the similarity of their abstracts to identify research hotspots and current research directions. We have made our software accessible to the community via GitHub.
RESULTS
Of the 196,630 publications retrieved from the database, we included 28,904 in our analysis. The mean number of weekly publications was 990 (SD 789.3). The country that published the highest number of COVID-19–related articles was China (2950/17,270, 17.08%). The highest number of articles were published in bioRxiv. Lei Liu affiliated with the Southern University of Science and Technology in China published the highest number of articles (n=46). Based on titles and abstracts alone, we were able to identify 1515 surveys, 733 systematic reviews, 512 cohort studies, 480 meta-analyses, and 362 randomized control trials. We identified 19 different topics covered among the publications reviewed. The most dominant topic was public health response, followed by clinical care practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical characteristics and risk factors, and epidemic models for its spread.
CONCLUSIONS
We provide an overview of the COVID-19 literature and have identified current hotspots and research directions. Our findings can be useful for the research community to help prioritize research needs and recognize leading COVID-19 researchers, institutes, countries, and publishers. Our study shows that an AI-based bibliometric analysis has the potential to rapidly explore a large corpus of academic publications during a public health crisis. We believe that this work can be used to analyze other eHealth-related literature to help clinicians, administrators, and policy makers to obtain a holistic view of the literature and be able to categorize different topics of the existing research for further analyses. It can be further scaled (for instance, in time) to clinical summary documentation. Publishers should avoid noise in the data by developing a way to trace the evolution of individual publications and unique authors.
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