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Hiding in Plain Sight: an Approach to Treating Patients with Severe COVID-19 Infection
Patients with COVID-19 infection are at risk of acute respiratory disease syndrome (ARDS) and death. The tissue receptor for COVID-19 is ACE2, and higher levels of ACE2 can protect against ARDS. Angiotensin receptor blockers and statins upregulate ACE2. Clinical trials are needed to determine whethe...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7157814/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32198163 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00398-20 |