Influence of renin‐angiotensin‐aldosterone system inhibitors on plasma levels of angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2

Abstract Aims Concern has been raised that treatment with angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers may increase the expression of angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), which acts as the entry receptor for SARS‐CoV‐2, and lead to an increased risk of death from SAR...

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Main Authors: Tobias Zimmermann, Joan Elias Walter, Pedro Lopez‐Ayala, Ivo Strebel, Melissa Amrein, Michael Koechlin, Ursina Honegger, Christian Mueller, BASEL VIII Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-04-01
Series:ESC Heart Failure
Subjects:
ACE
ARB
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.13249