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Comparison of infection risks and clinical outcomes in patients with and without SARS‐CoV‐2 lung infection under renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system blockade: Systematic review and meta‐analysis

AIMS: Angiotensin‐converting enzyme‐2 (ACE2) is the receptor for SARS‐CoV‐2. Animal studies suggest that renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) blockers might increase the expression of ACE2 and potentially increase the risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. METHODS AND RESULTS: The effect of ACE inhibi...

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Autores principales: Chu, Chang, Zeng, Shufei, Hasan, Ahmed A., Hocher, Carl‐Friedrich, Krämer, Bernhard K., Hocher, Berthold
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7753617/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33217033
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.14660