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Ozawa T, Kimura R, Terai H, Takemura R, Namkoong H, Kondo M, Fukuda K, Yagi K, Asakura T, Masaki K, Chubachi S, Miyata J, Ohgino K, Kawada I, Kagyo J, Odani T, Kuwahara N, Nakachi I, Ishii M, Sato Y, Fukunaga K. Calcium channel blockers may reduce the development of long COVID in females. Hypertens Res 2024; 47:934-943. [PMID: 37978232 DOI: 10.1038/s41440-023-01501-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
Abstract
With the rising numbers of patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, long coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-a sequelae of COVID-19-has become a major problem. Different sexes and age groups develop different long COVID symptoms, and the risk factors for long COVID remain unclear. Therefore, we performed subgroup analyses of patients with COVID-19, classifying them into different groups. In this multicenter cohort study, using an original questionnaire, we examined patients (≥18 years old) diagnosed with COVID-19 from November 2020 to March 2022 and hospitalized at participating medical facilities. In total, 1066 patients were registered (361 female, 620 male). Hypertension was the most common comorbidity (n = 344; 32.5%). Females with hypertension were significantly less likely to develop long COVID symptoms than those without hypertension (odds ratio [OR] 0.51, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.27-0.98; p = 0.043). In females, Ca channel blocker administration, rather than having hypertension, was significantly associated with reductions in the frequency of alopecia (OR 0.14, 95% CI 0.03-0.67, p = 0.015), memory impairment (OR 0.14, 95% CI 0.02-0.82, p = 0.029), sleeping disorders (OR 0.17, 95% CI 0.04-0.67, p = 0.012), tinnitus (OR 0.23, 95% CI 0.05-0.98, p = 0.047), sputum (OR 0.31, 95% CI 0.10-0.92, p = 0.035), and fever (OR 0.33, 95% CI 0.12-0.93, p = 0.036). Several long COVID symptoms, including alopecia, were significantly negatively associated with Ca channel-blocker administration in female patients with long COVID. Calcium channel blockers may reduce the development of long COVID in females.
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- Takuya Ozawa
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Pulmonary Division, Department Internal Medicine, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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- Biostatistics Unit, Clinical and Translational Research Center, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
- Keio Cancer Center, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Biostatistics Unit, Clinical and Translational Research Center, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Biostatistics Unit, Clinical and Translational Research Center, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Keiyu Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Research Centers and Institutes, Health Center, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Keiyu Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Medical Center, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Allergology and Respiratory Medicine, Showa University Koto Toyosu Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Pulmonary Division, Department Internal Medicine, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Malekpour MR, Abbasi-Kangevari M, Shojaee A, Saeedi Moghaddam S, Ghamari SH, Rashidi MM, Namazi Shabestari A, Effatpanah M, Nasehi M, Rezaei M, Farzadfar F. Effect of the chronic medication use on outcome measures of hospitalized COVID-19 patients: Evidence from big data. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1061307. [PMID: 36908454 PMCID: PMC9998941 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1061307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Concerns about the role of chronically used medications in the clinical outcomes of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have remarkable potential for the breakdown of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) management by imposing ambivalence toward medication continuation. This study aimed to investigate the association of single or combinations of chronically used medications in NCDs with clinical outcomes of COVID-19. Methods This retrospective study was conducted on the intersection of two databases, the Iranian COVID-19 registry and Iran Health Insurance Organization. The primary outcome was death due to COVID-19 hospitalization, and secondary outcomes included length of hospital stay, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission, and ventilation therapy. The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification system was used for medication grouping. The frequent pattern growth algorithm was utilized to investigate the effect of medication combinations on COVID-19 outcomes. Findings Aspirin with chronic use in 10.8% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients was the most frequently used medication, followed by Atorvastatin (9.2%) and Losartan (8.0%). Adrenergics in combination with corticosteroids inhalants (ACIs) with an odds ratio (OR) of 0.79 (95% confidence interval: 0.68-0.92) were the most associated medications with less chance of ventilation therapy. Oxicams had the least OR of 0.80 (0.73-0.87) for COVID-19 death, followed by ACIs [0.85 (0.77-0.95)] and Biguanides [0.86 (0.82-0.91)]. Conclusion The chronic use of most frequently used medications for NCDs management was not associated with poor COVID-19 outcomes. Thus, when indicated, physicians need to discourage patients with NCDs from discontinuing their medications for fear of possible adverse effects on COVID-19 prognosis.
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- Mohammad-Reza Malekpour
- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, Germany
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- National Center for Health Insurance Research, Iran Health Insurance Organization, Tehran, Iran
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- National Center for Health Insurance Research, Iran Health Insurance Organization, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Pediatrics, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- National Center for Health Insurance Research, Iran Health Insurance Organization, Tehran, Iran
- Pediatric Neurology Department, Mofid Children Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- National Center for Health Insurance Research, Iran Health Insurance Organization, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Kania M, Mazur K, Terlecki M, Matejko B, Hohendorff J, Chaykivska Z, Fiema M, Kopka M, Kostrzycka M, Wilk M, Klupa T, Witek P, Katra B, Klocek M, Rajzer M, Malecki MT. Characteristics, Mortality, and Clinical Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 and Diabetes: A Reference Single-Center Cohort Study from Poland. Int J Endocrinol 2023; 2023:8700302. [PMID: 36844106 PMCID: PMC9949948 DOI: 10.1155/2023/8700302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Diabetes is a risk factor for a severe course of COVID-19. We evaluated the characteristics and risk factors associated with undesirable outcomes in diabetic patients (DPs) hospitalized due to COVID-19. MATERIALS AND METHODS The data analysis of patients admitted between March 6, 2020, and May 31, 2021, to the University Hospital in Krakow (Poland), a reference center for COVID-19, was performed. The data were gathered from their medical records. RESULTS A total number of 5191 patients were included, of which 2348 (45.2%) were women. The patients were at the median age of 64 (IQR: 51-74) years, and 1364 (26.3%) were DPs. DPs, compared to nondiabetics, were older (median age: 70 years, IQR: 62-77 vs. 62, IQR: 47-72, and p < 0.001) and had a similar gender distribution. The DP group had a higher mortality rate (26.2% vs. 15.7%, p < 0.001) and longer hospital stays (median: 15 days, IQR: 10-24 vs. 13, IQR: 9-20, and p < 0.001). DPs were admitted to the ICU more frequently (15.7% vs. 11.0%, p < 0.001) and required mechanical ventilation more often (15.5% vs. 11.3%, p < 0.001). In a multivariate logistic regression, factors associated with a higher risk of death were age >65 years, glycaemia >10 mmol/L, CRP and D-dimer level, prehospital insulin and loop diuretic use, presence of heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. Factors contributing to lower mortality were in-hospital use of statin, thiazide diuretic, and calcium channel blocker. CONCLUSION In this large COVID-19 cohort, DPs constituted more than a quarter of hospitalized patients. The risk of death and other outcomes compared to nondiabetics was higher in this group. We identified a number of clinical, laboratory, and therapeutic variables associated with the risk of hospital death in DPs.
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- Michał Kania
- Department of Metabolic Diseases and Diabetology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- University Hospital in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- University Hospital in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
- Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Arterial Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases and Diabetology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- University Hospital in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases and Diabetology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- University Hospital in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases and Diabetology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- University Hospital in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases and Diabetology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- University Hospital in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases and Diabetology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- University Hospital in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases and Diabetology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- University Hospital in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- University Hospital in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
- Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Arterial Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- University Hospital in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
- Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Arterial Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases and Diabetology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
- University Hospital in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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COVID-19 Infection in Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Receiving Acalabrutinib in the Phase 3B ASSURE Study. Hemasphere 2022; 6:e780. [PMID: 36168519 PMCID: PMC9509175 DOI: 10.1097/hs9.0000000000000780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Mousa SI, Nyberg F, Hajiebrahimi M, Bertilsson R, Nåtman J, Santosa A, Wettermark B. Initiation of antihypertensive drugs to patients with confirmed COVID-19 - a population-based cohort study in Sweden. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2022; 131:196-204. [PMID: 35726121 PMCID: PMC9349802 DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.13766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Purpose Hypertension is an important risk factor for severe outcomes in patients with COVID‐19, and antihypertensive drugs may have a protective effect. However, the pandemic may have negatively impacted health care services for chronic diseases. The aim of this study was to assess initiations of antihypertensive medicines in patients infected by COVID‐19. Methods A cohort study including all Swedish residents 20–80 years old with a COVID‐19 positive test compared with an unexposed group without COVID‐19 matched for age, sex, and index date (date of confirmed COVID‐19). Data were collected within SCIFI‐PEARL, a study including linked data on COVID tests, hospital diagnoses, dispensed prescriptions, and socioeconomic data from Swedish national registers. Initiations of different antihypertensive drugs were studied from March 2020 until October 2020. Associations between COVID‐19 and initiation of antihypertensives were assessed by a multivariable Cox proportional hazards model. Results A total of 224 582 patients (exposed and unexposed) were included. After adjusting for cardiovascular comorbidities and education level, ACEi was the most commonly initiated antihypertensive agent to patients with COVID‐19. Hazard ratio and 95% confidence interval for initiation of drug therapy was 1.83 [1.53–2.19] for ACEi, followed by beta‐blockers 1.74 [1.55–1.95], calcium channel blockers 1.61 [1.41–1.83], angiotensin receptor blockers 1.61 [1.40–1.86], and diuretics 1.53 [1.32–1.77]. Conclusion All antihypertensive medicines were initiated more frequently in COVID‐19 patients. This can either be associated with hypertension caused by the COVID‐19 infection, more frequent diagnosis of hypertension among people with COVID‐19 since they consult health care, or residual confounding factors not adjusted for in the study.
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- Salar Issa Mousa
- Pharmacoepidemiology & Social Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- National Diabetes Register, Centre of Registers Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- National Diabetes Register, Centre of Registers Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Pharmacoepidemiology & Social Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Pharmacy Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius university, Vilnius, Lithuania
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