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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 SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein. The...

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Autores principales: Şenkal, Naci, Meral, Rasimcan, Medetalibeyoğlu, Alpay, Konyaoğlu, Hilal, Köse, Murat, Tükek, Tufan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kare Publishing 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7414823/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32628137
http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2020.57431