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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Cardiol
. 2020 Nov 2;S0914-5087(20)30353-1.
doi: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2020.10.015. Online ahead of print.
Lack of association of antihypertensive drugs with the risk and severity of COVID-19: A meta-analysis
Lu Ren[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shandong Yu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Wilson Xu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], James L Overton[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nipavan Chiamvimonvat[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Phung N Thai[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Background: The association of antihypertensive drugs with the risk and severity of COVID-19 remains unknown.
Methods and results: We systematically searched PubMed, MEDLINE, The Cochrane Library, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), ClinicalTrials.gov, and medRxiv for publications before July 13, 2020. Cohort studies and case-control studies that contain information on the association of antihypertensive agents including angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), calcium-channel blockers (CCBs), β-blockers, and diuretics with the risk and severity of COVID-19 were selected. The random or fixed-effects models were used to pool the odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for the outcomes. The literature search yielded 53 studies that satisfied our inclusion criteria, which comprised 39 cohort studies and 14 case-control studies. These studies included a total of 2,100,587 participants. We observed no association between prior usage of antihypertensive medications including ACEIs/ARBs, CCBs, β-blockers, or diuretics and the risk and severity of COVID-19. Additionally, when only hypertensive patients were included, the severity and mortality were lower with prior usage of ACEIs/ARBs (overall OR of 0.81, 95% CI 0.66-0.99, p < 0.05 and overall OR of 0.77, 95% CI 0.66-0.91, p < 0.01).
Conclusions: Taken together, usage of antihypertensive drugs is not associated with the risk and severity of COVID-19. Based on the current available literature, it is not recommended to abstain from the usage of these drugs in COVID-19 patients.
Registration: The meta-analysis was registered on OSF (https://osf.io/ynd5g).
Keywords: Antihypertensive drugs; COVID-19; Meta-analysis; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
. 2020 Nov 2;S0914-5087(20)30353-1.
doi: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2020.10.015. Online ahead of print.
Lack of association of antihypertensive drugs with the risk and severity of COVID-19: A meta-analysis
Lu Ren[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shandong Yu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Wilson Xu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], James L Overton[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nipavan Chiamvimonvat[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Phung N Thai[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33168337
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2020.10.015
Abstract
Background: The association of antihypertensive drugs with the risk and severity of COVID-19 remains unknown.
Methods and results: We systematically searched PubMed, MEDLINE, The Cochrane Library, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), ClinicalTrials.gov, and medRxiv for publications before July 13, 2020. Cohort studies and case-control studies that contain information on the association of antihypertensive agents including angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), calcium-channel blockers (CCBs), β-blockers, and diuretics with the risk and severity of COVID-19 were selected. The random or fixed-effects models were used to pool the odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for the outcomes. The literature search yielded 53 studies that satisfied our inclusion criteria, which comprised 39 cohort studies and 14 case-control studies. These studies included a total of 2,100,587 participants. We observed no association between prior usage of antihypertensive medications including ACEIs/ARBs, CCBs, β-blockers, or diuretics and the risk and severity of COVID-19. Additionally, when only hypertensive patients were included, the severity and mortality were lower with prior usage of ACEIs/ARBs (overall OR of 0.81, 95% CI 0.66-0.99, p < 0.05 and overall OR of 0.77, 95% CI 0.66-0.91, p < 0.01).
Conclusions: Taken together, usage of antihypertensive drugs is not associated with the risk and severity of COVID-19. Based on the current available literature, it is not recommended to abstain from the usage of these drugs in COVID-19 patients.
Registration: The meta-analysis was registered on OSF (https://osf.io/ynd5g).
Keywords: Antihypertensive drugs; COVID-19; Meta-analysis; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.