RAAS inhibitors do not increase the risk of COVID-19

Nat Rev Cardiol. 2020 Jul;17(7):383. doi: 10.1038/s41569-020-0401-0.

Abstract

According to five new studies, therapy with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) is not associated with an increased risk of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or with an increased risk of severe disease or in-hospital death among patients with COVID-19.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Renin-Angiotensin System*
  • SARS-CoV-2