The effect of ACE inhibitors and ARBs on outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19

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BACKGROUND: Contradictory opinions exist regarding the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) in patients with hypertension, which is the most common comorbidity associated with COVID-19. Herein, the effects of ACEIs and ARBs on outcomes of COVID-19 patients were evaluated.

METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, the outcomes of COVID-19 patients were compared between patients who received pretreatment ACEIs or ARBs and those who did not.

RESULTS: The incidence of moderate and severe forms of COVID-19 was significantly higher in patients taking ACEI/ARB drugs (P-value = 0.012). Also, patients taking ACEI/ARB drugs (P-value = 0.034), patients with hypertension (P-value = 0.011), and patients with dyslipidemia (P-value = 0.011) experienced more severe forms of COVID-19. There was an association between increased length of hospital stay and dyslipidemia (P-value = 0.033) and the use of ACEI/ARB drugs (P-value = 0.041), while no correlation was found between other parameters in univariate linear regression analysis as well as multivariate linear regression. There was an association between increased mortality of patients with increasing age (P-value < 0.001), BMI greater than 30 kg/m2 (P-value = 0.02), asthma (P-value = 0.003), and dyslipidemia (P-value = 0.045).

CONCLUSIONS: ACEI/ARB drugs put COVID-19 patients at high risk for moderate to severe forms of COVID-19 and higher length of hospital stay. Although, it is notable that these drugs did not significantly affect specific adverse outcomes of COVID-19, such as the need for admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), length of ICU stay, ventilation, and mortality.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:192

Enthalten in:

Irish journal of medical science - 192(2023), 3 vom: 20. Juni, Seite 1517-1523

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Najafi, Narges [VerfasserIn]
Davoudi, Alireza [VerfasserIn]
Izadyar, Hamideh [VerfasserIn]
Alishahi, Abbas [VerfasserIn]
Mokhtariani, Armaghan [VerfasserIn]
Soleimanpourian, Bahareh [VerfasserIn]
Tabarrayi, Mina [VerfasserIn]
Moosazadeh, Mahmood [VerfasserIn]
Daftarian, Zahra [VerfasserIn]
Ahangarkani, Fatemeh [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs)
COVID-19
Journal Article
Outcome

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Date Completed 12.06.2023

Date Revised 12.06.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11845-022-03096-6

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NLM343742896