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Vol. 222. Issue 4.
Pages 229-232 (April 2022)
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Vol. 222. Issue 4.
Pages 229-232 (April 2022)
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Meta-analysis evaluating the risk of respiratory tract infections and acute respiratory distress syndrome with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in cardiovascular outcome trials: Useful implications for the COVID-19 pandemic
Metaanálisis para evaluar el riesgo de infecciones respiratorias y síndrome de distrés respiratorio del adulto con los agonistas del receptor del péptido similar al glucagón tipo 1 en los ensayos de seguridad cardiovascular: consecuencias útiles para la pandemia de COVID-19
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D. Patouliasa,
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dipatoulias@gmail.com

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, A. Boulmpoub, K. Imprialosa, K. Stavropoulosa, C. Papadopoulosb, M. Doumasa,c
a Second Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital “Hippokration”, Thessaloniki, Greece
b Third Department of Cardiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital “Hippokration”, Thessaloniki, Greece
c Veterans Affairs Medical Center, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, Columbia, United States
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Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are at increased risk for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and related mortality. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1-RAs) have significant cardiovascular and renal benefits for patients with T2DM and related comorbidities. Their anti-inflammatory properties could be beneficial in these patients. This work provides less-biased estimates regarding the risk for respiratory tract infections and acute respiratory distress syndrome by performing the first significant meta-analysis of cardiovascular outcome trials in the literature. Notably, GLP-1-RAs do not seem to increase the risk for respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, or acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with T2DM and cardiovascular comorbidities.

Keywords:
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
COVID-19
Respiratory infection
Pneumonia
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Los pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DMT2) presentan un mayor riesgo de sufrir una enfermedad grave por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) con un incremento de la mortalidad relacionada. Los agonistas del receptor del péptido similar al glucagón tipo 1 (AR-GLP-1) ejercen efectos cardiovasculares y renales beneficiosos en los pacientes con DMT2 de alto riesgo cardiovascular. Sus propiedades antiinflamatorias podrían resultar beneficiosas en estos pacientes. El presente estudio es un metaanálisis sobre el riesgo de infección respiratoria y distrés respiratorio del adulto causado por AR-GLP-1 utilizando como fuente los ensayos clínicos de seguridad cardiovascular publicados en la bibliografía. Hay que destacar que los AR-GLP-1 no parecen aumentar el riesgo de infección respiratoria, neumonía ni síndrome de distrés respiratorio del adulto en los pacientes con DMT2 y alto riesgo cadiovascular.

Palabras clave:
Agonistas del receptor del péptido similar al glucagón tipo 1
Diabetes mellitus tipo 2
COVID-19
Infección respiratoria
Neumonía

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