Do Heart Medications Affect COVID-19 Outcomes?
Cardiovascular drugs do not affect COVID-19 outcomes--such as disease severity, hospitalizations, or deaths according to an analysis of all relevant studies published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. The Investigators included 429 studies in qualitative analysis and 390 in a quantitative analysis. The results of the study indicate that the patients at risk of or with confirmed COVID-19 should continue taking cardiovascular drugs as prescribed. "This is the most comprehensive analysis of the extensive amount of data published in this area," said senior author Munir Pirmohamed, MBChB, PhD, of the University of Liverpool, UK. Heart Medications do not affect the COVID-19 Outcomes.          Source: Medindia Amidst this COVID-19 pandemic, this evidence base will continue to build the updated analysis.Source: Medindia "This is the most comprehensive analysis of the extensive amount of data published in this area," said senior author Munir Pirmohamed, MBChB, PhD, of the University of Liverpool, UK. Recommended Reading Tests Predict Risky Patients for Heart Complications from COVID-19 New type of echocardiogram could help in predicting which patients with COVID-19 are most at risk of developing atrial fibrillation. READ MORE COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail Treatment Antibody cocktail administered against COVID-19 that attacks SARS- CoV-2 virus directly to cut down mortality rate in hospitalized patients should be available for all. READ MORE Ways to Manage Your Blood Pressure Through This COVID-19 Pandemic Emerging risk of the COVID-19 pandemic takes a toll on health especially among those with hypertension. READ MORE Rapid Tests Detect COVID-19 to Stop Transmission in Schools Proactive, frequent rapid testing of all students for COVID-19 is more effective at preventing large transmission clusters in schools. READ MORE Aortic Valve Stenosis Aortic valve Stenosis is an abnormal narrowing of the c valve. Symptoms include angina, and that of heart failure. Aortic valve replacement is effective therapy. READ MORE Coronavirus Coronaviruses infect animals, humans, and birds. Human coronaviruses, such as SARS, MERS, and 2019-nCoV cause respiratory distress and even death. The S protein is the infectious agent of the virus. READ MORE Drug Toxicity Drug toxicity is an adverse reaction of the body towards a drug that results as a side effect of a drug, reaction to a drug or drug abuse. READ MORE Indian Namaste the Preferred Greeting over Conventional Handshake COVID-19 pandemic is causing changes in how we greet each other. The traditional Indian way of greeting with folded hands (Namaste) is now being preferred over handshake. Namaste has more to it than just being a greetings, read to find out READ MORE Mitral Valve Prolapse Mitral Valve Prolapse is a relatively common condition and causes leakage of blood through the valve. MVP is not life-threatening in most instances. READ MORE Pericarditis Pericarditis occurs when the pericardium gets inflamed. Pericarditis is characterized by severe chest pain. READ MORE Statins Statins are new wonder drugs that are proving to be efficacious, not merely in relieving symptoms but also offering several health benefits. READ MORE