Debatable points of using angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor antagonists in patients with COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious threat to global health. The infection mechanism is the binding of SARS-CoV-2 to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and internalization of the complex by the host cell. ACE inhibitors/angiotensin receptor antagonists (ARA) are known to increase ACE2 expression...

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Main Authors: O. M. Drapkina, L. E. Vasilyeva
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: «SILICEA-POLIGRAF» LLC 2020-07-01
Series:Кардиоваскулярная терапия и профилактика
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Online Access:https://cardiovascular.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/2580