Tulane University: Metabolic Syndrome Increases Risk of Respiratory Distress, Death for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
December 23, 2021
December 23, 2021
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 23 (TNSJou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release:
Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who had a combination of high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes or other conditions associated with metabolic syndrome were at much higher risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and death, according to an international study published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open.
The risk for developing ARDS, a life-threatening lun . . .
Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who had a combination of high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes or other conditions associated with metabolic syndrome were at much higher risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and death, according to an international study published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open.
The risk for developing ARDS, a life-threatening lun . . .