AUTHOR=Al Mahmeed Wael , Al-Rasadi Khalid , Banerjee Yajnavalka , Ceriello Antonio , Cosentino Francesco , Galia Massimo , Goh Su-Yen , Kempler Peter , Lessan Nader , Papanas Nikolaos , Rizvi Ali A. , Santos Raul D. , Stoian Anca P. , Toth Peter P. , Rizzo Manfredi , The CArdiometabolic Panel of International experts on Syndemic COvid-19 (CAPISCO) TITLE=Promoting a Syndemic Approach for Cardiometabolic Disease Management During COVID-19: The CAPISCO International Expert Panel JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine VOLUME=8 YEAR=2021 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2021.787761 DOI=10.3389/fcvm.2021.787761 ISSN=2297-055X ABSTRACT=

Efforts in the fight against COVID-19 are achieving success in many parts of the world, although progress remains slow in other regions. We believe that a syndemic approach needs to be adopted to address this pandemic given the strong apparent interplay between COVID-19, its related complications, and the socio-structural environment. We have assembled an international, multidisciplinary group of researchers and clinical practitioners to promote a novel syndemic approach to COVID-19: the CArdiometabolic Panel of International experts on Syndemic COvid-19 (CAPISCO). This geographically diverse group aims to facilitate collaborative-networking and scientific exchanges between researchers and clinicians facing a multitude of challenges on different continents during the pandemic. In the present article we present our “manifesto”, with the intent to provide evidence-based guidance to the global medical and scientific community for better management of patients both during and after the current pandemic.