Prospective meta-analysis protocol on randomised trials of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors in patients with COVID-19: an initiative of the International Society of Hypertension.

Sonali Rukshana GnanenthiranClaudio BorghiDylan BurgerFadi CharcharNeil R PoulterMarkus P SchlaichUlrike Muscha SteckelingsGeorge StergiouMaciej TomaszewskiThomas UngerRichard D WainfordBryan WilliamsAnthony RodgersAletta Elisabeth Schutte

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

Ethics approval and informed consent will be the responsibility of the individual RCTs. Dissemination of results will occur by peer-reviewed publication. The results of our analysis can inform public health policy and clinical decision making regarding ACEi/ARB use in patients with COVID-19 on a global scale.

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