Previously submitted to: JMIR Cardio (no longer under consideration since May 06, 2024)
Date Submitted: May 29, 2020
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Potential relationship between mental health during the COVID-19 crisis and cardiovascular diseases: time to break the vicious cycle
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an on-going global health issue with many mental health consequences including stress, anxiety, depression and suicides. These are known to be associated with cardiovascular diseases which may adversely affect patients’ outcomes. As the pandemic progresses, the incidence of mental disorders with high risk of cardiovascular disease also increases and this can negatively impacts disease control of COVID-19 infection. There is an urgent need to break this vicious cycle to reduce burden of COVID-19 disease.
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