ACE2 receptors, high blood pressure, and COVID-19

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25 March 2020, 01:30 PM

wtg

ACE2 receptors, high blood pressure, and COVID-19

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James Diaz, MD, MHA, MPH & TM, Dr PH, Professor and Head of Environmental Health Sciences at LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health, has proposed a possible explanation for the severe lung complications being seen in some people diagnosed with COVID-19. The manuscript was published by Oxford University Press online in the Journal of Travel Medicine.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/r.../03/200323101354.htm

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25 March 2020, 01:36 PM

CHAS

Thank you.
Started that med about 2 weeks ago.

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25 March 2020, 01:38 PM

wtg

I'm sorry, Chas. When I'm finding this stuff I've been posting it, just in case it might affect one of us.

I think there's another study on the topic that I heard is embargoed until 1 today. I'll try to chase it down and get it posted here, whether it reinforces this first one or not.

Everything is so preliminary right now.

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25 March 2020, 01:40 PM

jon-nyc

I heard a second hand anecdotal report from Italy on the same point.

It was enough for the person who related it to me (MD/PhD at an Ivy League teaching hospital) to get her family off of ACE inhibitors.

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25 March 2020, 01:43 PM

QuirtEvans

I'm on an ACE inhibitor. Ugh.

Time to try having a video chat with a doctor ...

25 March 2020, 01:46 PM

wtg

https://theconversation.com/co...lood-pressure-134057

https://theconversation.com/wh...-and-covid-19-133970

Seems like it's still pretty speculative and that the mainstream experts are saying to stay the course.

But clearly a good idea to keep an eye on where this research goes.

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25 March 2020, 01:48 PM

AdagioM

"Patients treated with ACEIs and ARBs for cardiovascular diseases should not stop taking their medicine, but should avoid crowds, mass events, ocean cruises, prolonged air travel, and all persons with respiratory illnesses during the current COVID-19 outbreak in order to reduce their risks of infection."

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25 March 2020, 02:10 PM

QuirtEvans

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Originally posted by AdagioM:
"Patients treated with ACEIs and ARBs for cardiovascular diseases should not stop taking their medicine, but should avoid crowds, mass events, ocean cruises, prolonged air travel, and all persons with respiratory illnesses during the current COVID-19 outbreak in order to reduce their risks of infection."

Mary Anna and I are on total lockdown. We're going nowhere.

25 March 2020, 05:31 PM

Mikhailoh

Same here. I anticipate remaining that way for several months.

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