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ReviewAtherosclerosis2020

Managing hyperlipidaemia in patients with COVID-19 and during its pandemic: An expert panel position statement from HEART UK.

Zohaib Iqbal, Jan Hoong Ho, Safwaan Adam, Michael France, Akheel Syed, Dermot Neely, Alan Rees, Rani Khatib, Jaimini Cegla, Christopher Byrne and 13 more

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In one paragraph

Review in Atherosclerosis, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
32citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
12.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. COVID-19 and Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021
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  6. Fatal rhabdomyolysis caused by COVID-19 infection: a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors at 14 institutions in 1 country.

Zohaib IqbalCardiovascular Trials Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom; Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Jan Hoong HoCardiovascular Trials Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom; Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Safwaan AdamFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Michael FranceCardiovascular Trials Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Akheel SyedDepartment of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Obesity Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, United Kingdom.
Dermot NeelyDepartment of Blood Sciences and NIHR MedTech and IVD Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Alan ReesHEART UK, Maidenhead, United Kingdom.
Rani KhatibDepartments of Cardiology & Pharmacy, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Jaimini CeglaDivision of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Imperial College London, 6th Floor Commonwealth Building, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, W12 0NN, London, United Kingdom.
Christopher ByrneDepartment of Nutrition and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, United Kingdom.
Nadeem QureshiDivision of Primary Care, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Nigel CappsThe Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, United Kingdom.
Gordon FernsDepartment of Medical Education, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, United Kingdom.
Jules PayneHEART UK, Maidenhead, United Kingdom.
Jonathan SchofieldCardiovascular Trials Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom; Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Kirsty NicholsonCardiovascular Trials Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Dev DattaDepartment of Metabolic Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Alison PottleDepartment of Cardiology, Harefield Hospital, United Kingdom.
Julian HalcoxDepartment of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom.
Andrew KrentzInstitute of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Research, University of Reading, United Kingdom.
Paul DurringtonFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Handrean SoranCardiovascular Trials Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom; Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom. Electronic address: handrean.soran@mft.nhs.uk.
Heart UK's Medical Scientific and Research Committee
University of Manchester · GBHeart Research UK · GBManchester University NHS Foundation Trust · GBBrighton and Sussex Medical School · GBHammersmith Hospital · GBHarefield Hospital · GBSalford Royal NHS Foundation Trust · GBShrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust · GBSwansea University · GBUniversity Hospital of Wales · GBUniversity of Leeds · GBUniversity of Nottingham · GBUniversity of Reading · GBUniversity of Southampton · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The emergence of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which causes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in a pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 is highly contagious and its severity highly variable. The fatality rate is unpredictable but is amplified by several factors including advancing age, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension and obesity. A large proportion of patients with these conditions are treated with lipid lowering medication and questions regarding the safety of continuing lipid-lowering medication in patients infected with COVID-19 have arisen. Some have suggested they may exacerbate their condition. It is important to consider known interactions with lipid-lowering agents and with specific therapies for COVID-19. This statement aims to collate current evidence surrounding the safety of lipid-lowering medications in patients who have COVID-19. We offer a consensus view based on current knowledge and we rated the strength and level of evidence for these recommendations. Pubmed, Google scholar and Web of Science were searched extensively for articles using search terms: SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, coronavirus, Lipids, Statin, Fibrates, Ezetimibe, PCSK9 monoclonal antibodies, nicotinic acid, bile acid sequestrants, nutraceuticals, red yeast rice, Omega-3-Fatty acids, Lomitapide, hypercholesterolaemia, dyslipidaemia and Volanesorsen. There is no evidence currently that lipid lowering therapy is unsafe in patients with COVID-19 infection. Lipid-lowering therapy should not be interrupted because of the pandemic or in patients at increased risk of COVID-19 infection. In patients with confirmed COVID-19, care should be taken to avoid drug interactions, between lipid-lowering medications and drugs that may be used to treat COVID-19, especially in patients with abnormalities in liver function tests.

Indexed as

BetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19HumansHyperlipidemiasHypolipidemic AgentsPandemicsPneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2United KingdomHypolipidemic AgentsBile acid sequestrantsCovid-19EzetimibeFibratesHyperlipidaemiaLipid lowering therapyLomitapideOmega-3-fatty acidsPCSK9 monoclonal antibodiesStatinsVolanesorsen

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PMID33045618
PMCPMC7490256
OpenAlexW3086590814

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