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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-06-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220302745 |