“…Endothelial dysfunction represents the hallmark of many cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, such as hypertension, chronic heart failure, atherosclerosis, diabetes, obesity, as well as chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases ( 65 ). Dysfunctions of vascular endothelium have also been reported in many viral infections (Influenza A, hemorrhagic viruses, SARS-CoV, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome/MERS-CoV) as well as in SARS-CoV-2 ( 66 , 67 , 68 ). In fact, viruses can directly (or indirectly by the immune response) damage the vascular endothelium inducing its excessive activation.…”