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Diabetes Metab Syndr . The Use of Renin Angiotensin System Inhibitor on Mortality in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Systematic

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Diabetes Metab Syndr


. 2020 Jun 27;14(5):983-990.
doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2020.06.047. Online ahead of print.
The Use of Renin Angiotensin System Inhibitor on Mortality in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Raymond Pranata[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hikmat Permana[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ian Huang[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Michael Anthonius Lim[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Nanny Natalia M Soetedjo[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Rudi Supriyadi[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Arto Yuwono Soeroto[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Amir Aziz Alkatiri[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Doni Firman[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Antonia Anna Lukito[SUP] 10 [/SUP]


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Abstract

Background: and Aims; To investigate the association between use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI)/angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB) and outcomes of hypertensive COVID-19 patients, a systematic review and meta-analysis were performed.
Methods: We systematically searched PubMed, EuropePMC, ProQuest, and Cochrane Central Databases using the terms "(COVID-19 OR SARS-CoV-2) AND (angiotensin converting enzyme OR angiotensin receptor blocker)". The primary and second outcomes were mortality (non-survivor) and severe COVID-19, respectively.
Results: Totally, 7410 patients were included from 15 studies. Pooled analysis showed that the use of ACEI/ARB was not associated with mortality (OR 0.73 [0.38, 1.40], p = 0.34; I[SUP]2[/SUP]: 81%) and severity (OR 1.03 [0.73, 1.45], p = 0.87; I[SUP]2[/SUP]: 65%). Pooled adjusted OR showed no risk/benefit associated with ACEI/ARB use in terms of mortality (OR 0.83 [0.54, 1.27], p = 0.38; I[SUP]2[/SUP]: 0%). Subgroup analysis showed that the use of ARB was associated with reduced mortality (OR 0.51 [0.29, 0.90], p = 0.02; I[SUP]2[/SUP]: 22%) but not ACEI subgroup (OR 0.68 [0.39, 1.17], p = 0.16; I[SUP]2[/SUP]: 0%). Meta-regression showed that the association between ACEI/ARB use and mortality in patients with COVID-19 do not varies by gender (p = 0.104). GRADE showed a very low certainty of evidence for effect of ACEI/ARB on mortality and severity. The certainty of evidence was very low for both ACEI and ARB subgroups.
Conclusion: Administration of a renin angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitor, was not associated with increased mortality or severity of COVID-19 in patients with hypertension. Specifically, ARB and not ACEI use, was associated with lower mortality.

Keywords: Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; Angiotensin receptor blocker; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Hypertension.
 
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