Association between chronic ACE inhibitor exposure and decreased odds of severe disease in patients with COVID-19
Objective: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system (RAAS) inhibitors may increase the expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, which is the receptor for SARSCoV-2 Spike protein. The...
Main Authors: | Naci Şenkal, Rasimcan Meral, Alpay Medetalibeyoğlu, Hilal Konyaoğlu, Murat Kose, Tufan Tukek |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KARE Publishing
2020-07-01
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Series: | Anatolian Journal of Cardiology |
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Online Access: | https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=anatoljcardiol&un=AJC-57431 |
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