Influence of statin treatment in a cohort of patients admitted for COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Aims and objectives

Statins have been proposed as potentially useful agents for modulating the host response in COVID-19. However, solid evidence-based recommendations are still lacking. Our aim was to study the association between statin use and clinical outcomes in a large cohort of hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection, as well as the specific consequences of chronic treatment withdrawal during hospital admission.

Material and methods

Retrospective observational study including 2191 hospitalized patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Results

Mean age was 68.0±17.8 years and 597 (27.3%) patients died during follow-up. A total of 827 patients (37.7% of the whole sample), received chronic treatment with statins. Even though they underwent more frequen

SUBMITTER: Rey JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9166060 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature