Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2022; 118(4): 787-788

Prevalence and Associated Factors of SARS caused by Covid-19 in Adults and Aged People with Chronic Cardiovascular Disease: A Critical Analysis

Fernanda Gunha Ignácio , Fernanda Pinzon Ribeiro, Aline Oenning Baggio , Chaiana Esmeraldino Mendes Marcon

DOI: 10.36660/abc.20210807

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We would like to thank the authors for the analysis “Prevalence and Factors Associated with SARS caused by COVID-19 in Adults and Aged People with Chronic Cardiovascular Disease: A Critical Analysis”, especially due to the exposure of data reinforcing the findings presented in our study. The analysis is also relevant because it includes information regarding the increase of in-hospital mortality rates in hospitalizations due to cardiovascular diseases (CVD) as a factor that further calls for the need to draw special attention to this group at risk in the analysis of complications associated with COVID-19. ^,

CVDs are established as risk markers in the Brazilian primary health care (PHC) in order to guarantee the longitudinality of user care and the development of preventive strategies aimed at the integral care of the community, but it is essential to question the applicability of these actions in the family health strategy (FHS). The challenge of monitoring the users as a way of managing CVD suggests overcoming the imperative of actions that support the diagnostic and therapeutic system in the care and management of chronic conditions. A recently published study with more than 100 million participants from around the world highlights the importance of prevention, detection and control in primary care, including in low- and middle-income countries, with proposals for actions that include sending text messages to check on users with risk factors.

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