Are ACE inhibitors and ARBs more beneficial than harmful in the treatment of severe COVID-19 disease?
<p>After starting in China four months ago, the COVID-19 pandemic now affects most countries and has already caused more than 200,000 deaths by April 26, 2020</p><p>Under chest computerized tomography scans, the majority of severe COVID-19 patients show bilateral ground glass-like...
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Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiology - Peertechz Publications,
2020-05-05.
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| Summary: | <p>After starting in China four months ago, the COVID-19 pandemic now affects most countries and has already caused more than 200,000 deaths by April 26, 2020</p><p>Under chest computerized tomography scans, the majority of severe COVID-19 patients show bilateral ground glass-like opacities and subsegmental areas of consolidation indicative of pneumonia. If in its severe forms this disease affects the lungs, in many cases it is also responsible for a multi-organ failure with adverse myocardial remodeling, myocardial stress, and cardiomyopathy [1,2]. </p> |
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| DOI: | 10.17352/2455-2976.000122 |