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cord-030636-wpjmwwpu	nan	Dear Editor,	2020-08-19		.txt	text/plain	994	56	51	authors: nan Despite the observation that elderly subjects are more susceptible to severe illness, probably due to underlying co-morbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular and cerebro-vascular diseases, 1,2 literature concerning geriatric patients with COVID-19 pneumonia remained very scant. We included in this analysis 118 consecutive patients; data on clinical and demographic characteristics, blood test results and COVID-19-related treatments were collected. Elderly patients have higher levels of inflammatory blood tests at the time of admission in the emergency department; in particular, elevated d-dimer levels was an independent predictor of mortality, confirming the close correlation between this parameter and the severity of COVID-19 disease. In conclusion, our study confirms that the majority of elderly subjects with COVID-19 pneumonia have an unfavorable outcome, especially in the very first days after admission. Analysis of epidemiological and clinical features in older patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outside Wuhan	./cache/cord-030636-wpjmwwpu.txt	./txt/cord-030636-wpjmwwpu.txt