Impact of angiotensin receptor blocker as antihypertensive in assessing mortality in patients of COVID-19: A single tertiary care center study

• Main Authors: Sourya Acharya (Author), Sunil Kumar (Author), Ruchita Kabra (Author), Mansi Patel (Author), Neha Phate (Author), Dhruv Talwar (Author), Varun Daiya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: The angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor, a membrane receptor present in the respiratory system, the gastrointestinal tracts, the heart, and the kidney is the entry point for SARS-CoV-2 to enter human cells. Concerns were raised about the influence of using antihypertensive dr...