Statins reduce mortality in patients with COVID-19: an updated meta-analysis of 147,824 patients

The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which is caused by severe acute respiratory coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), remains a major public health problem across the globe, despite the availability of vaccines (Hamed et al., 2021). In the meantime, we continue to need effective pharmacological therapies that reduce the morbidity and mortality of patients with COVID-19.

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - August 6, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Carlos Diaz-Arocutipa, Beatriz Melgar-Talavera, Ángel Alvarado-Yarasca, María M. Saravia-Bartra, Pedro Cazorla, Iván Belzusarri, Adrian V. Hernandez Source Type: research