TY - JOUR ID - 47458 TI - Theoretical Assessment of Therapeutic Effects of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors on COVID-19 JO - Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences JA - IJMS LA - en SN - 0253-0716 AU - Khalili, Azadeh AU - Karim, Hosein AU - Bayat, Gholamreza AD - Department of Physiology-Pharmacology-Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran AD - Cardiovascular Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 VL - 46 IS - 4 SP - 312 EP - 316 KW - ACE inhibitors KW - Angiotensin receptor antagonists KW - COVID-19 DO - 10.30476/ijms.2021.88753.1949 N2 - Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has a wide spectrum of clinical presentations and the potential to cause damage to multiple organs. Its main target organ is the respiratory system such that even a low level of pulmonary involvement can rapidly lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome in some patients. Decreased lung compliance and hypoxia might cause death due to massive alveolar damage. UR - https://ijms.sums.ac.ir/article_47458.html L1 - https://ijms.sums.ac.ir/article_47458_9c2e34be73233d10e6e50694a2b06835.pdf ER -