Association between statin use and outcomes in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a nationwide cohort study.

Jawad Haider ButtThomas Alexander GerdsMorten SchouKristian KragholmMatthew PhelpsEva Havers-BorgersenAdelina YafasovaGunnar Hilmar GislasonChristian Torp-PedersenLars KøberEmil Loldrup Fosbøl

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

Recent statin exposure in patients with COVID-19 infection was not associated with an increased or decreased risk of all-cause mortality or severe infection.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
early onset
low density lipoprotein
skeletal muscle