Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

April 13, 2020

Treatment with ACE-inhibitors is associated with less severe disease with SARS-Covid-19 infection in a multi-site UK acute Hospital Trust

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  • The SARS-Cov2 virus binds to the ACE2 receptor for cell entry. Bean et al reported that treatment with ACE-inhibitors was associated with a reduced risk of rapidly deteriorating severe disease.

Bean et al. (April 11 2020). Treatment with ACE-inhibitors is associated with less severe disease with SARS-Covid-19 infection in a multi-site UK acute Hospital Trust. Pre-print downloaded Apr 13 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.07.20056788