Patients With Obesity-Related Hypertension Treated With Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Antagonists Exhibit Lower Mortality And Less Severe COVID-19: A Retrospective Study

Background: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been found to exploit the cell’s ACE2 receptor for viral entry. Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) antagonism with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) increases...

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Autores principales: Kamalumpundi, Vijayvardhan, Shams, Elham, Cheng, Linhai, Taiwo, Adeyinka, Shibli-Rahhal, Amal A, Dokun, Ayotunde O, Correia, Marcelo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Cardiovascular Endocrinology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8090405/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvab048.601

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