Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system dysregulation and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University & Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
² Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University & Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.

Comment

Thadathilankal-Jess John et al. Eur Heart J. 2020.

. 2020 Jun 7;41(22):2126-2127.

doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa423.

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University & Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
² Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University & Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.

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Renin-angiotensin system and SARS-CoV-2 infection: there is a before and after.
Kuster GM. Kuster GM. Eur Heart J. 2020 Jun 7;41(22):2128-2129. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa451. Eur Heart J. 2020. PMID: 32432723 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

SARS-CoV2: should inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system be withdrawn in patients with COVID-19?
Kuster GM, Pfister O, Burkard T, Zhou Q, Twerenbold R, Haaf P, Widmer AF, Osswald S. Kuster GM, et al. Eur Heart J. 2020 May 14;41(19):1801-1803. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa235. Eur Heart J. 2020. PMID: 32196087 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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