Association of COVID-19 with major arterial and venous thrombotic diseases: a population-wide cohort study of 48 million adults in England and Wales

R Knight, V Walker, S Ip, JA Cooper, T Bolton… - Circulation, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
induces a prothrombotic state, but long-term effects of COVID-19 on incidence of vascular …

[HTML][HTML] The bidirectional interaction of COVID-19 infections and lipoproteins

KR Feingold - Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
COVID-19 infections decrease total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, and apolipoprotein AI, A-II,
and B levels while triglyceride levels may be increased or inappropriately normal for the …

[HTML][HTML] Lipid and lipoprotein levels in patients with COVID-19 infections

KR Feingold - Endotext [Internet], 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Numerous studies have observed a decrease in total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, and
apolipoprotein B and AI levels in patients with COVID-19 infections, similar to what is …

[HTML][HTML] Protective effects of statins on COVID-19 risk, severity and fatal outcome: a nationwide Swedish cohort study

A Santosa, S Franzén, J Nåtman, B Wettermark… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The impact of statins on COVID-19 remains unclear. This study aims to investigate whether
statin exposure assessed both in the population and in well-defined cohorts of COVID-19 …

Comparison of drug prescribing before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a cross‐national European study

I Selke Krulichová, GW Selke, M Bennie… - … and drug safety, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The COVID‐19 pandemic had an impact on health care, with disruption to routine
clinical care. Our aim was to describe changes in prescription drugs dispensing in the …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review and meta-analysis of statin use and mortality, intensive care unit admission and requirement for mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 …

US Lao, CF Law, DT Baptista-Hon… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is mounting evidence that statin use is beneficial for COVID-19 outcomes. We
performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the association between statin …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of working from home on cardiovascular health: an emerging issue with the COVID-19 pandemic

SA Di Fusco, A Spinelli, L Castello, E Mocini… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mandatory working from home is one of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for a
large number of workers. Transition to working from home may significantly impact lifestyle …

Cholesterol-lowering drugs for high-risk hypercholesterolemia patients with COVID-19 while on Paxlovid™ therapy

A Vuorio, PT Kovanen, F Raal - Future Virology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Paxlovid™ is a promising antiviral oral medication for patients at a high risk of a severe form
of COVID-19. Regarding COVID-19 patients who have hypercholesterolemia and are at high …

[HTML][HTML] Potential role of geranylgeraniol in managing statin-associated muscle symptoms: a COVID-19 related perspective

B Tan, KY Chin - Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Myopathy is the most common side effect of statins, but it has not been addressed effectively.
In anticipation of its wider use as a small molecule to complement the current COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Statin use is associated with a decreased risk of mortality among patients with COVID-19

CC Wu, AJ Lee, CH Su, CY Huang, MM Islam… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Recent epidemiological studies remain controversial regarding the association
between statin use and reducing the risk of mortality among individuals with COVID-19 …