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Comment
. 2020 Nov;54(5):697-699.
doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000001577.

Why the Use of Angiotensin II May be a Fatal Mistake in COVID-19

Jason A Ferreira  1 , Jessica Mcmanus  2 , Christopher A Jankowski  1 , Randi Searcy  1
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Why the Use of Angiotensin II May be a Fatal Mistake in COVID-19

Jason A Ferreira et al. Shock. 2020 Nov.
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Physiologic functions of angiotensin peptides.
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