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SUBMITTER: Braude P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7561344 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Braude Philip P Carter Ben B Short Roxanna R Vilches-Moraga Arturo A Verduri Alessia A Pearce Lyndsay L Price Angeline A Quinn Terence J TJ Stechman Michael M Collins Jemima J Bruce Eilidh E Einarsson Alice A Rickard Frances F Mitchell Emma E Holloway Mark M Hesford James J Barlow-Pay Fenella F Clini Enrico E Myint Phyo Kyaw PK Moug Susan S McCarthy Kathryn K Hewitt Jonathan J
International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature 20201015
<h4>Objective</h4>During the COVID-19 pandemic the continuation or cessation of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) has been contentious. Mechanisms have been proposed for both beneficial and detrimental effects. Recent studies have focused on mortality with no literature having examined length of hospital stay. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of ACEi and ARBs on COVID-19 mortality and length of hospital stay.<h4>Methods</ ...[more]