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COVID-19: safety of heparin and corticosteroid use in the elderly
Patients older than 70 years of age are at increased risk for severe forms of COVID-19 and for dying from the infection.1,2,3 The presence of multiple preexisting conditions, such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, diabetes, and renal failure, frailty, and an impaired immune response related to aging make the elderly more vulnerable to COVID-19.2,3
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