Decreased Mortality of COVID-19 With Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibitors Therapy in Patients With Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis

Hypertension. 2020 Aug;76(2):e13-e14. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.15572. Epub 2020 May 27.
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Keywords: global health; humans; hypertension; pandemics; renin-angiotensin system.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

  • Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists / therapeutic use*
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Betacoronavirus*
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / complications
  • Coronavirus Infections / drug therapy*
  • Coronavirus Infections / mortality
  • Global Health
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / complications
  • Hypertension / drug therapy*
  • Hypertension / mortality
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / complications
  • Pneumonia, Viral / drug therapy*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / mortality
  • Renin-Angiotensin System / drug effects*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Survival Rate / trends

Substances

  • Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors