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Unravelling the Mechanistic Role of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in Hypertension: A Risk Factor for COVID-19.

Nalini GovenderOlive KhaliqJagidesa MoodleyThajasvarie Naicker
Published in: Current hypertension reviews (2022)
Despite the increase in ACE2 expression in hypertensive SARS-CoV-2 infected patients, ARBs/ACE inhibitors do not influence their severity and clinical outcomes, implicating continued usage. Future large-scale clinical trials are warranted to further elucidate the association between HTN and SARS-CoV-2 infection and the use of ARBs/ACEIs in SARS-CoV-2 hypertensive patients.
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