Relation of prior statin and anti-hypertensive use to severity of disease among patients hospitalized with COVID-19: Findings from the American Heart Association's COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry.

Relation of prior statin and anti-hypertensive use to severity of disease among patients hospitalized with COVID-19: Findings from the American Heart Association's COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry.

<h4>Background</h4>Statins have anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects that may reduce the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in which organ dysfunction is mediated by severe inflammation. Large studies with diverse populations evaluating statin use and outcomes in...

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Main Authors: Lori B Daniels, Junting Ren, Kris Kumar, Quan M Bui, Jing Zhang, Xinlian Zhang, Mariem A Sawan, Howard Eisen, Christopher A Longhurst, Karen Messer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254635

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254635

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