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ArticleInternal and emergency medicine2023

Low dose aspirin and clinical outcomes in patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: a propensity score-matched cohort analysis from the National SIMI‑COVID‑19 Registry.

A Dalbeni, N Susca, M Daidone, I Rossi, A Giontella, A Cimellaro, G Talerico, A Pietrangelo, G Sesti, V Zaccone and 2 more

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Article in Internal and emergency medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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12 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.

A DalbeniSection General Medicine C and Liver Unit, Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
N SuscaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, "Aldo Moro" University of Bari Medical School, 70124, Bari, Italy.
M DaidoneInternal Medicine and Stroke Care Ward. Department of Health Promotion, Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, "G. D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche N.2, Palermo, Italy.
I RossiDepartment of Medicine and Aging Sciences, Clinica Medica" Institute, "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
A GiontellaSection General Medicine C and Liver Unit, Department of Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
A CimellaroInternal Medicine Unit, Pugliese-Ciaccio, Hospital, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy.
G TalericoInternal Medicine Unit, Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy.
A PietrangeloInternal Medicine Unit, Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences for Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via del Pozzo 71, 41124, Modena, Italy.
G SestiDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Rome-Sapienza, 00189, Rome, Italy.
V ZacconeDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Internal and Sub-Intensive Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria "Ospedali Riuniti", 60166, Ancona, Italy. vincenzozaccone@libero.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5285-859X
R VillaniLiver Unit, Centro Universitario per la Ricerca e la Cura delle Epatopatie (C.U.R.E.), Università di Foggia, 71100, Foggia, Italy.
Giovani Internisti SIMI (GIS)
University of Verona · ITAzienda Ospedaliera Pugliese Ciaccio · ITAzienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti · ITPoliclinico Casilino · ITSapienza University of Rome · ITUniversity of Bari Aldo Moro · ITUniversity of Chieti-Pescara · ITUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia · ITUniversity of Palermo · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSARS- CoV-2 virus has had dramatic consequences worldwide being able to cause acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), massive thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and, finally, patients' death. In COVID-19 infection, platelets have a procoagulant phenotype that can cause thrombosis in the pulmonary and systemic vascular network. Aspirin is a well-known anti-platelet drug widely used for the prevention of cardiovascular events and systematic reviews suggest a possible benefit of low-dose aspirin (LDA) use in the prevention and treatment of ARDS in patients with COVID-19 infection. However, several studies are available in the literature which do not support any benefits and no association with the patients' outcome. Therefore, currently available data are inconclusive. MATERIALS AND PATIENTS: Data from the nationwide cohort multicenter study of the Italian Society of Internal Medicine (SIMI) were analyzed. We conducted a propensity score-matched cohort analysis to investigate the impact of chronic assumption of LDA on mortality of adult COVID-19 patients admitted in Internal Medicine Units (IMU). Data from 3044 COVID-19 patients who referred to 41 Italian hospitals between February 3rd to May 8th 2020 were analyzed. A propensity score-matched analysis was conducted using the following variables: age, sex, hypertension, hyperlipidemia diabetes, atrial fibrillation, cerebrovascular disease, COPD, CKD and stratified upon LDA usage, excluding anticoagulant treatment. After matching, 380 patients were included in the final analysis (190 in LDA group and 190 in no-LDA group).

results66.2% were male, median age was 77 [70-83]. 34.8% of the population died during the hospitalization. Cardiovascular diseases were not significantly different between the groups. After comparison of LDA and no-LDA subgroups, we didn't record a significant difference in mortality rate (35.7% vs 33.7%) duration of hospital stay and ICU admission. In a logistic regression model, age (OR 1.05; 95% CI 1.01-1.09), FiO2 (OR 1.024; 95% CI 1.03-1.04) and days between symptoms onset and hospitalization (OR 0.93; 95% CI 0.87-0.99) were the only variables independently associated with death.

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