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ReviewWiener klinische Wochenschrift2021

The advantages of drug treatment with statins in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Francesco Ferrara, Antonio Vitiello

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Review in Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 30% 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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Muscle pain and muscle weakness in COVID19 patients: Cross-talk with statins - Preliminary results.Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie · 2022
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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Francesco FerraraPharmaceutical department, Hospital Pharmacist Manager, Usl Umbria 1, A. Migliorati street, 06132, Perugia, Italy. francesco.ferrara@uslumbria1.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9298-6783
Antonio VitielloPharmaceutical department, Clinical Pharmacologist, Usl Umbria 1, A. Migliorati street, 06132, Perugia, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2623-166X
Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Ferrara · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

On 11 March 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a status of global pandemic caused by the new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19). The pandemic is currently underway, and to date has caused approximately 2.42 million deaths worldwide. The first vaccines have recently been licensed; however, research continues to identify therapeutic agents to prevent serious complications, such as anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, anticoagulant or antiviral agents authorized for other therapeutic indications. Epidemiological evidence shows that advanced age and comorbidities, such as diabetes, heart disease, and dyslipidemia may represent COVID-19 risk factors. In particular, in patients with hypercholesterolemia treated with statins, it is recommended that treatment should not be discontinued if COVID-19 infection occurs. The pleiotropic effects of statins are well known. In this brief review, we propose that the use of statins can potentially protect against SARS-CoV-2-induced tissue damage and improve lung function in COVID-19 patients through several pleiotropic effects. Pleiotropic effects of statins that may be a significant benefit in patients with hypercholesterolemia treated with statins and COVID-19 positive. Recent evidence shows promising results.

Indexed as

COVID-19 Drug TreatmentHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsPharmaceutical PreparationsHumansSARS-CoV-2Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsPharmaceutical PreparationsComorbiditiesHypercholesterolemiaPandemicPharmacotherapyPleiotropic effect

Identifiers

PMID33779831
PMCPMC8006129
OpenAlexW3143225655

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Registered trials

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