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Comment
. 2021 Jun;81(9):1125-1127.
doi: 10.1007/s40265-021-01537-7. Epub 2021 May 28.

Comment on: "Prior Treatment with Statins is Associated with Improved Outcomes of Patients with COVID-19: Data from the SEMI-COVID-19 Registry"

Alpo Vuorio  1   2 , Petri T Kovanen  3
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Comment on: "Prior Treatment with Statins is Associated with Improved Outcomes of Patients with COVID-19: Data from the SEMI-COVID-19 Registry"

Alpo Vuorio et al. Drugs. 2021 Jun.
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PTK has received lecture honoraria and/or travel fees from Amgen, Novartis, Raisio Group, and Sanofi.

Comment on

  • Prior Treatment with Statins is Associated with Improved Outcomes of Patients with COVID-19: Data from the SEMI-COVID-19 Registry.
    Torres-Peña JD, Pérez-Belmonte LM, Fuentes-Jiménez F, López Carmona MD, Pérez-Martinez P, López-Miranda J, Carrasco Sánchez FJ, Vargas Núñez JA, Del Corral Beamonte E, Magallanes Gamboa JO, González García A, González Moraleja J, Cortés Troncoso A, Taboada Martínez ML, Del Fidalgo Montero MDP, Seguí Ripol JM, Gil Sánchez R, Alegre González D, Boixeda R, Cortés Rodríguez B, Ena J, García García GM, Ventura Esteve A, Ramos Rincón JM, Gómez-Huelgas R; SEMI-COVID-19 Network. Torres-Peña JD, et al. Drugs. 2021 Apr;81(6):685-695. doi: 10.1007/s40265-021-01498-x. Epub 2021 Mar 29. Drugs. 2021. PMID: 33782908 Free PMC article.

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