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Editorial
. 2020 Jun 5;126(12):1682-1684.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.120.317174. Epub 2020 Apr 17.

ACEing COVID-19: A Role for Angiotensin Axis Inhibition in SARS-CoV-2 Infection?

Venkatesh L Murthy  1 , Milka Koupenova  2 , Ravi V Shah  3
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Editorial

ACEing COVID-19: A Role for Angiotensin Axis Inhibition in SARS-CoV-2 Infection?

Venkatesh L Murthy et al. Circ Res. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Editorials; angiotensin II; hypertension; infections.

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