The association of cardioprotective medications with pneumonia-related outcomes.

Little research has examined whether cardiovascular medications, other than statins, are associated with improved outcomes after pneumonia. Our aim was to examine the association between the use of beta-blockers, statins, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and angiotensin II receptor bl...

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Main Authors: Albert Wu, Chester Good, John R Downs, Michael J Fine, Mary Jo V Pugh, Antonio Anzueto, Eric M Mortensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3904855?pdf=render