Hypertension prevalence in human coronavirus disease: the role of ACE system in infection spread and severity

The prevalence of hypertension is high in patients affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) and it appears to be related to an increased risk of mortality, as shown in many epidemiological studies. The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) system is not uniformly expressed in all of the human...

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Main Authors: Gaetano Ruocco, Mauro Feola, Alberto Palazzuoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220302745