Publications by authors named "Maria T Minguzzi"
Objectives: Severe acute respiratory syndrome - coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a single-stranded positive ribonucleic acid virus of the coronaviridae family. The disease caused by this virus has been named by the World Health Organization coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), whose main manifestation is interstitial pneumonia. Aim of this study is to describe the radiological features of SARS-CoV-2 infection in its original form, to correlate the high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) patterns with clinical findings, prognosis and mortality, and to establish the need for treatment and admission to the intensive care unit.
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- The study investigated how physical changes in organs and tissues might affect elderly patients’ vulnerability to severe stressors like COVID-19.
- It measured the relationship between calcium in the descending thoracic aorta, bone density, and muscle density using high-resolution CT scans in 80 older patients with SARS-CoV-2.
- The findings reveal that age significantly influences the connections between vascular health, bone and muscle density, and the likelihood of mortality, overshadowing other factors like calcium score and body composition.