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COVID-19 and Thromboinflammation: Is There a Role for Statins?

Filipe Ferrari, Vítor M Martins, Marcelo Teixeira, Raul D Santos, Ricardo Stein

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Review in Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 23% 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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Filipe FerrariPrograma de Pos-Graduacao em Cardiologia e Ciencias Cardiovasculares, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, BR.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6929-8392
Vítor M MartinsHospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, BR.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1483-4335
Marcelo TeixeiraPrograma de Pos-Graduacao em Cardiologia e Ciencias Cardiovasculares, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, BR.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6470-6585
Raul D SantosHospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, SP, BR.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9860-6582
Ricardo SteinPrograma de Pos-Graduacao em Cardiologia e Ciencias Cardiovasculares, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, BR.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2357-5176
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BRHospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre · BRHospital Israelita Albert Einstein · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) showed increased morbidity and mortality rates and worse prognosis in individuals with underlying chronic diseases, especially cardiovascular disease and its risk factors, such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. There is also evidence of possible links among COVID-19, myocardial infarction, and stroke. Emerging evidence suggests a pro-inflammatory milieu and hypercoagulable state in patients with this infection. Despite anticoagulation, a large proportion of patients requiring intensive care may develop life-threatening thrombotic complications. Indeed, the levels of some markers of hemostatic activation, such as D-dimer, are commonly elevated in COVID-19, indicating potential risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism. In this review, we critically examine and discuss aspects of hypercoagulability and inflammation in COVID-19 and the possible benefits of statins in this scenario, with emphasis on their underlying molecular mechanisms. Moreover, we present recommendations on the use of antiviral drugs in combination with statins.

Indexed as

CoronavirusCOVID-19Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsThrombosisAnticoagulantsHumansInflammationSARS-CoV-2AnticoagulantsHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors

Identifiers

PMID33787678
PMCPMC7955154
OpenAlexW3137432811

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