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ArticleInternational journal of hypertension2021

The Effect of Chronic and Inhospital Exposure to Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors on the Outcome and Inflammatory State of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Adult Inpatients.

Pedro Gaspar, Inês Parreira, Pedro Antunes Meireles, Filipe Bessa, Virgílio Dias Silva, Ana Mafalda Abrantes, António Pais de Lacerda, Catarina Mota

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Article in International journal of hypertension, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Potential use of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors to reduce COVID-19 severity.Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Pedro GasparServiço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6965-3435
Inês ParreiraServiço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2017-2697
Pedro Antunes MeirelesServiço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3356-1969
Filipe BessaServiço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6006-6621
Virgílio Dias SilvaServiço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1746-7742
Ana Mafalda AbrantesServiço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1295-9679
António Pais de LacerdaServiço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3001-8848
Catarina MotaServiço de Medicina 2, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8835-6527
University of Lisbon · PTHospital de Santa Maria · PTInstituto Português de Oncologia de Coimbra Francisco Gentil · PT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundControversies exist about the effect of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (RASi) on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcome. The inhospital use of RASi and its effect on inflammatory sate are still poorly studied during the COVID-19 pandemic.

objectivesWe aimed to compare the impact of previous and inhospital RASi exposure on the outcome and inflammatory response of COVID-19 patients.

methodsSingle-centre, ambispective analysis of hospitalized adult COVID-19 patients at Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon, between March and August 2020 was performed. We excluded asymptomatic patients and those admitted due to another disease. The primary outcome was inhospital all-cause mortality. Illness severity was assessed based on the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome/acute lung injury (ARDS/ALI), intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and need for invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). We used C-reactive protein (CRP), ferritin, and interleukin 6 (IL-6) as surrogate markers of the inflammatory response.

resultsFrom a total of 432 patients, 279 were selected, among whom 133 (47.7%) were receiving a RASi. Chronic treatment with RASi was not associated with the risk of death (OR 1.24, 95% CI 0.66-2.31,

conclusionPrevious and inhospital exposure to RASi was not associated with mortality nor severity of COVID-19. This study supports current guidance on RASi management during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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