Statin Use Is Associated with Decreased Risk of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in COVID-19 Patients: A Preliminary Study

COVID-19 disproportionately affects patients with medical comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease (CVD). Patients with CVD are widely prescribed 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutayl-CoA (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins), a class of lipid-lowering medications known for their pleiotropic anti-inflam...

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Autores principales: Song, Sophia L., Hays, Sarah B., Panton, Constance E., Mylona, Evangelia K., Kalligeros, Markos, Shehadeh, Fadi, Mylonakis, Eleftherios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7559887/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32957539
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9090759

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7559887/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32957539
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9090759

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