Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers in context of COVID-19 outbreak: a retrospective analysis

Abstract The possible effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) or angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) on COVID-19 disease severity have generated considerable debate. We performed a single-center, retrospective analysis of hospitalized adult COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, China, who had definite clinical outcome (dead or discharged) by February 15, 2020. Patients on anti-hypertensive treatment with or without ACEI/ARB were compared on their clinical characteristics and outcomes. The medical records from 702 patients were screened. Among the 101 patients with a history of hypertension and taking at least one anti-hypertensive medication, 40 patients were receiving ACEI/ARB as part of their regimen, and 61 patients were on antihypertensive medication other than ACEI/ARB. We observed no statistically significant differences in percentages of in-hospital mortality (28% vs. 34%, P = 0.46), ICU admission (20% vs. 28%, P = 0.37) or invasive mechanical ventilation (18% vs. 26%, P = 0.31) between patients with or without ACEI/ARB treatment. Further multivariable adjustment of age and gender did not provide evidence for a significant association between ACEI/ARB treatment and severe COVID-19 outcomes. Our findings confirm the lack of an association between chronic receipt of renin-angiotensin system antagonists and severe outcomes of COVID-19. Patients should continue previous anti-hypertensive therapy until further evidence is available..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

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Frontiers of medicine - 14(2020), 5 vom: 03. Juli, Seite 601-612

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xu, Jiuyang [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Chaolin [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Guohui [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Zhibo [VerfasserIn]
Shang, Lianhan [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Fei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yeming [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Jiapei [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Luning [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Ke [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Zhisheng [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Lixue [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Xiaoying [VerfasserIn]
Li, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yimin [VerfasserIn]
Hayden, Frederick G. [VerfasserIn]
Horby, Peter W. [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Bin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Chen [VerfasserIn]

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44.00 / Medizin: Allgemeines / Medizin: Allgemeines

Themen:

Angiotensin II receptor blocker
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
COVID-19
Hypertension
SARS-CoV-2

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© Higher Education Press 2020

doi:

10.1007/s11684-020-0800-y

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OLC212020862X