CV Lattes
ORCID
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has progressed rapidly worldwide, reaching lethality of up to 20% in different regions (Garcia LF, 2020). More severe cases were observed in elderly patients with comorbidities, particularly in those with chronic cardiovascular or respiratory diseases, diabetes and hypertension (Garcia LF, 2020; Emmi G, 2020). SARS-Cov-2 infection raised a particular concern in patie…