Matthew M Y Lee, Toru Kondo, Ross T Campbell, Mark C Petrie, Naveed Sattar, Scott D Solomon, Muthiah Vaduganathan, Pardeep S Jhund, John J V McMurray
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have assessed the effects of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockers in adults with COVID-19. This meta-analysis provides estimates of the safety and efficacy of treatment with (versus without) RAS blockers from these trials. METHODS: PubMed, Web of Science, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched (March 1-April 12, 2023). Event/patient numbers were extracted, comparing ACE inhibitor/ARB treatment, to no treatment, for the outcomes: intensive care unit (ICU) admission, mechanical ventilation, vasopressor use, acute kidney injury (AKI), renal replacement therapy (RRT), acute myocardial infarction, stroke/transient ischaemic attack, heart failure, thromboembolic events, and all-cause death...
September 22, 2023: European Heart Journal. Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy