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HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and COVID-19 mortality in Stockholm, Sweden: A registry-based cohort study.

Rita BergqvistViktor H AhlqvistMichael LundbergMaria-Pia HergensJohan SundströmMax BellCecilia Magnusson
Published in: PLoS medicine (2021)
Statin treatment had a modest negative association with COVID-19 mortality. While this finding needs confirmation from randomized clinical trials, it supports the continued use of statin treatment for medical prevention according to current recommendations also during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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