Position towards hypertensive patients undergoing treatment with drugs acting on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and COVID-19

  • Carlos Blanco Consejo de Hipertensión Arterial y Daño Vascular, Asociación Nefrológica de Buenos Aires (ANBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Dennis Bueno Grupo de Trabajo Hipertensión Arterial y Daño Vascular, Sociedad Argentina de Nefrología (SAN), Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Gustavo Lavenia Grupo de Trabajo Hipertensión Arterial y Daño Vascular, Sociedad Argentina de Nefrología (SAN), Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Cristian Krämer Consejo de Hipertensión Arterial y Daño Vascular, Asociación Nefrológica de Buenos Aires (ANBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Felipe Inserra Consejo de Hipertensión Arterial y Daño Vascular, Asociación Nefrológica de Buenos Aires (ANBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Leonardo Sivak Consejo de Hipertensión Arterial y Daño Vascular, Asociación Nefrológica de Buenos Aires (ANBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Keywords: COVID-19; coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2; severe acute respiratory syndrome; arterial hypertension; renin angiotensin aldosterone system

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Published
2020-09-16
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Blanco C, Bueno D, Lavenia G, Krämer C, Inserra F, Sivak L. Position towards hypertensive patients undergoing treatment with drugs acting on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and COVID-19. Rev Nefrol Dial Traspl. [Internet]. 2020Sep.16 [cited 2024Jul.16];40(3):191-3. Available from: http://revistarenal.org.ar/index.php/rndt/article/view/531
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