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. 2020 Apr 7;9(7):e016219.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.016219. Epub 2020 Apr 1.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Cardiovascular Disease: A Viewpoint on the Potential Influence of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers on Onset and Severity of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection

Junyi Guo  1 , Zheng Huang  2 , Li Lin  1 , Jiagao Lv  1
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Cardiovascular Disease: A Viewpoint on the Potential Influence of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/Angiotensin Receptor Blockers on Onset and Severity of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection

Junyi Guo et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .
No abstract available

Keywords: ACEI/ARB; COVID‐19; SARS‐CoV‐2; angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2; cardiovascular disease.

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Figure 1. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2)/severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS‐CoV) infection could possibly influence the balance between angiotensin II (Ang II) and angiotensin 1‐7 (Ang‐[1‐7]).
*indicates finding in hearts; ACE1, angiotensin‐converting enzyme 1; ACE2, angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2; ACEI, angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor; Ang I, angiotensin I; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; AT1R, angiotensin II type 1 receptor; dotted line, speculation based on the current evidence; solid line, findings from current evidence; up arrow, promote; down arrow, inhibit.
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