[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology, risk factors and prognosis of cardiovascular disease in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic era: a systematic review

G Pepera, MS Tribali, L Batalik, I Petrov… - Reviews in …, 2022 - imrpress.com
Background: Since the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) from China, the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused …

Improved COVID‐19 outcomes following statin therapy: an updated systematic review and meta‐analysis

A Vahedian-Azimi, SM Mohammadi… - BioMed research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Although vaccine rollout for COVID‐19 has been effective in some countries,
there is still an urgent need to reduce disease transmission and severity. We recently carried …

[PDF][PDF] Deaths induced by compassionate use of hydroxychloroquine during the first COVID-19 wave: an estimate

A Pradelle, S Mainbourg, S Provencher, E Massy… - Biomed …, 2024 - infomed.sn
Background: During the first wave of COVID-19, hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was used off-
label despite the absence of evidence documenting its clinical benefits. Since then, a meta …

[HTML][HTML] Statins reduce mortality in patients with COVID-19: an updated meta-analysis of 147 824 patients

C Diaz-Arocutipa, B Melgar-Talavera… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives There is conflicting evidence about the efficacy of statin use in regard to clinical
outcomes in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A systematic review and …

Systemic inflammation and COVID-19 mortality in patients with major noncommunicable diseases: chronic coronary syndromes, diabetes and obesity

AL Buicu, S Cernea, I Benedek, CF Buicu… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 is currently considered an inflammatory disease affecting the entire organism. In
severe forms, an augmented inflammatory response leads to the fulminant “cytokine storm” …

Protective effects of statins on COVID-19 risk, severity and fatal outcome: a nationwide Swedish cohort study

A Santosa, S Franzén, J Nåtman, B Wettermark… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The impact of statins on COVID-19 remains unclear. This study aims to investigate whether
statin exposure assessed both in the population and in well-defined cohorts of COVID-19 …

Diagnosis of SARS-Cov-2 infection by RT-PCR using specimens other than naso-and oropharyngeal swabs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

VM Moreira, P Mascarenhas, V Machado, J Botelho… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The rapid and accurate testing of SARS-CoV-2 infection is still crucial to mitigate, and
eventually halt, the spread of this disease. Currently, nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) and …

Statins in patients with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study in Iranian COVID-19 patients

P Peymani, T Dehesh, F Aligolighasemabadi… - Translational medicine …, 2021 - Springer
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has profoundly affected the …

Statin use and mortality in COVID-19 patients: Updated systematic review and meta-analysis

A Kollias, KG Kyriakoulis, IG Kyriakoulis, T Nitsotolis… - Atherosclerosis, 2021 - Elsevier
Background and aims Statin therapy is administered to patients with high cardiovascular
risk. These patients are also at risk for severe course of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

The association between the use of statins and clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CS Kow, SS Hasan - American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Previously, we have reported potential clinical benefits with the use of statins in
patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a meta-analysis, where there was a …