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Does taking an angiotensin inhibitor increase the risk for COVID-19? & ndash;a systematic review and meta-analysis
Aging-Us ; 13(8):10853-10865, 2021.
Article in English | Web of Science | ID: covidwho-1250435
ABSTRACT
Because SARS-COV2 entry into cells is dependent on angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) increase ACE2 activity, the safety of ACEI/ARB usage during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a controversial topic. To address that issue, we performed a meta-analysis following The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Searches of the Embase, MEDLINE, PubMed, and Cochrane Library databases identified 16 case-control studies examining the effect of ACEI/ARB on the incidence of COVID-19 and its severity. ACEI/ARB usage was associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 morbidity (odds ratio (OR) 1.20, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.07-1.33, P=0.001) among the general population but not in a hypertensive population (OR 1.05, 95% CI 0.90-1.21, P=0.553). ACEI/ARB usage was not associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 morbidity (coefficient 1.00, 95% CI 1.00-1.00, P=0.660) when we adjusted for hypertension in the general population. ACEI/ARB usage was also not associated with an increased risk of severe illness (OR 0.90, 95%CI 0.55-1.47, P=0.664) or mortality (OR 1.43, 95%CI 0.972.10, P=0.070) in COVID-19 patients. Our meta-analysis revealed that ACEI/ARB usage was not associated with either the increased risk of SARS-COV2 infection or the adverse outcomes in COVID-19 patients.
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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: Web of Science Type of study: Prognostic study / Reviews / Systematic review/Meta Analysis Language: English Journal: Aging-Us Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: Web of Science Type of study: Prognostic study / Reviews / Systematic review/Meta Analysis Language: English Journal: Aging-Us Year: 2021 Document Type: Article