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Editorial
. 2020 May 14;41(19):1807-1809.
doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa410.

SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 expression in the human heart: cause of a post-pandemic wave of heart failure?

Thomas Thum  1   2
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SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 expression in the human heart: cause of a post-pandemic wave of heart failure?

Thomas Thum. Eur Heart J. .
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Cell type-specific expression of the putative SARS-CoV2 receptor ACE2 in cardiovascular cells and its infection consequences. Direct cardiac harm, fear of cardiac-diseased patient to go to a physician/hospital and the suboptimal treatment in selected hospitals with heavy COVID-19 overload may result in a post-pandemic wave of new cases of CVD patients, especially those with heart failure. ACEi, angiotensin converting-enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin II receptor blocker.
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