Insights into the association of ACEIs/ARBs use and COVID-19 prognosis: a multistate modelling study of nationwide hospital surveillance data from Belgium.

José L PeñalvoEls GenbruggeElly MertensDiana SagastumeMarianne A B van der SandeMarc-Alain WiddowsonDominique Van Beckhoven

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

For the first time, a multistate model was used to address magnitude and direction of the association of ACEIs/ARBs' use on COVID-19 progression. By minimising bias, this study provided a robust indication of a protective, although modest, association with recovery and survival.

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