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SUBMITTER: Megaly M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8685734 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Megaly Michael M Glogoza Mattew M
Scottish medical journal 20200817 4
The use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) in patients with Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has been controversial. We performed a meta-analysis of all published studies that reported the outcomes of ACEIs/ARBs in patients with COVID-19. We included four observational studies (3,267 patients). The use of ACEIs/ARBs was associated with a similar risk of all-cause death (OR: 0.75, 95% CI [0.36, 1.57], p = 0.45). Sensitivity analysis including o ...[more]