Impact of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers on COVID-19 in a western population. CARDIOVID registry

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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been designated a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. It is unclear whether previous treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) affects the prognosis of COVID-19 patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical implications of previous treatment with ACEI/ARB on the prognosis of patients with COVID-19 infection.

METHODS: Single-center, retrospective, observational cohort study based on all the inhabitants of our health area. Analyses of main outcomes (mortality, heart failure, hospitalization, intensive care unit [ICU] admission, and major acute cardiovascular events [a composite of mortality and heart failure]) were adjusted by multivariate logistic regression and propensity score matching models.

RESULTS: Of the total population, 447 979 inhabitants, 965 patients (0.22%) were diagnosed with COVID-19 infection, and 210 (21.8%) were under ACEI or ARB treatment at the time of diagnosis. Treatment with ACEI/ARB (combined and individually) had no effect on mortality (OR, 0.62; 95%CI, 0.17-2.26; P = .486), heart failure (OR, 1.37; 95%CI, 0.39-4.77; P = .622), hospitalization rate (OR, 0.85; 95%CI, 0.45-1.64; P = .638), ICU admission (OR, 0.87; 95%CI, 0.30-2.50; P = .798), or major acute cardiovascular events (OR, 1.06; 95%CI, 0.39-2.83; P = .915). This neutral effect remained in a subgroup analysis of patients requiring hospitalization.

CONCLUSIONS: Previous treatment with ACEI/ARB in patients with COVID-19 had no effect on mortality, heart failure, requirement for hospitalization, or ICU admission. Withdrawal of ACEI/ARB in patients testing positive for COVID-19 would not be justified, in line with current recommendations of scientific societies and government agencies.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:74

Enthalten in:

Revista espanola de cardiologia - 74(2021), 2 vom: 18. Feb., Seite 175-182

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Impacto de los inhibidores de la enzima de conversión de la angiotensina y los antagonistas del receptor de la angiotensina II en la COVID-19 en una población occidental. Registro CARDIOVID

Beteiligte Personen:

López-Otero, Diego [VerfasserIn]
López-Pais, Javier [VerfasserIn]
Cacho-Antonio, Carla Eugenia [VerfasserIn]
Antúnez-Muiños, Pablo José [VerfasserIn]
González-Ferrero, Teba [VerfasserIn]
Pérez-Poza, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Otero-García, Óscar [VerfasserIn]
Díaz-Fernández, Brais [VerfasserIn]
Bastos-Fernández, María [VerfasserIn]
Bouzas-Cruz, Noelia [VerfasserIn]
Sanmartín-Pena, Xoan Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Varela-Román, Alfonso [VerfasserIn]
Portela-Romero, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Valdés-Cuadrado, Luis [VerfasserIn]
Pose-Reino, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
González-Juanatey, José Ramón [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Angiotensin receptor blockers
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
COVID-19
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Date Revised 20.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.recesp.2020.05.030

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NLM314101055