Second, there are conflicting data on the effects of RAAS inhibition on ACE2 expression and how it relates to clinical outcomes in COVID-19, including the potential for ACE inhibitors and ARBs to ...

Unique Characteristics of Hypertension in Blacks That Influence BP Responses to Drugs That Block the Renin-Angiotensin Activating System (RAAS) The prevalence of hypertension (defined as a ...

Finally, as COVID-19 has a strong component of ACE2 depletion underlying the course of the illness, and as RAAS (angiotensin and aldosterone) stressors promote cytokine-mediated disease in the lungs ...