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My very naive take: could the difference in mortality between South Korea and Italy be explained by how SK tried antiviral drugs even when there was no strong e
by 1996 7y ago
My very naive take: could the difference in mortality between South Korea and Italy be explained by how SK tried antiviral drugs even when there was no strong evidence yet, while Europe stuck to anti inflammatory which we know now to be linked to severe outcomes?
Also, the probability of receiving a prescription drug is almost linear with respect to age.
So, could the highest death of >60 y.o. with comobidities be explained similarly by them taking drugs that have a negative impact on the disease?
- dboreham 7y agoHypertension being a highly prevalent comorbidity seems suggestive of something.
- lowbloodsugar 7y agoOn that note: https://www.escardio.org/Councils/Council-on-Hypertension-(CHT)/News/position-statement-of-the-esc-council-on-hypertension-on-ace-inhibitors-and-ang https://www.escardio.org/Councils/Council-on-Hypertension-(C... Some threads on the internet say to stop taking ACE inhibitors because they boost ACE2, the gate that the virus uses to get into our cells. However, other threads on the internet says that while ACE inhibitors boost ACE2, they also cause them to be blocked (bound) by ATR-1, so you're good. Unless you stop, in which case now you have twice as many ACE2 and they're all unblocked. So I'm listening to what the doctors say and not the internet.