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Considerações sobre a relação entre a hipertensão e o prognóstico da COVID-19

Objetivo: iinvestigar a potencial associação entre a hipertensão arterial sistêmica (HAS) e a gravidade da COVID-19. Métodos: realizou-se uma pesquisa eletrônica no Medline, Scopus e Web of Science acerca da relação entre HAS e COVID-19. Resultados: as primeiras hipóteses levantadas revelaram qu...

SARS COVID-19 e ACE 2 – O que podemos esperar?

Rev. méd. Paraná; 78 (2), 2020
Uma das coisas mais importantes em ver uma nova doença é entender sua origem e o mecanismo de invasão das células saudáveis. O coronavírus está sendo estudado desde o surto de 2003 na China. Em seguida, surge em períodos e o repouso desaparece. O coronavírus usa as proteínas do pico em sua supe...

Recomendación rápida sobre el uso de antihipertensivos IECA/ARA II en pacientes con riesgo o documentación de COVID-19

Ciertos hallazgos preclínicos generaron preocupación en la comunidad científica y en la población general sobre el uso de inhibidores de la enzima convertidora de angiotensina (IECA) y los antagonistas del receptor de la angiotensina II (ARAII), y los posibles desenlaces adversos asociados con relaci...

Gastrointestinal manifestations and associated health outcomes of COVID-19: a brazilian experience from the largest south american public hospital

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVES: Brazil has rapidly developed the second-highest number of COVID-19 cases in the world. As such, proper symptom identification, including gastrointestinal manifestations, and relationship to health outcomes remains key. We aimed to assess the prevalence and impact of gastrointestinal symptoms ...

Implicaciones cardiovasculares de la infección por SARS-CoV-2: revisión de literatura

Medwave; 20 (7), 2020
En diciembre de 2019 se reportó en Wuhan, China, la aparición de una nueva cepa de coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 que producía un compromiso pulmonar severo y progresaba a estrés respiratorio agudo. A la fecha, son más de diecisiete millones los casos confirmados y más de medio millón los fallecidos en to...

Influence of Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion Gene Polymorphism in Progression of Chagas Heart Disease

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease (CD) is a neglected disease caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. One-third of infected patients will develop the cardiac form, which may progress to heart failure (HF). However, the factors that determine disease progression remain unclear. Increased angiotens...

Position paper of the department of hypertension of the brazilian society of nephrology: use of renin-angiotensin system blockers during the course of covid-19 infection

J. bras. nefrol; 42 (2,supl.1), 2020
ABSTRACT This position statement of the Department of Hypertension of the Brazilian Society of Nephrology (SBN) addresses the controversy surrounding the use or suspension/replacement of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockers (particularly inhibitors of the angiotensin-converting enzyme or ang...

Effects of angiotensin II receptor blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors on COVID-19: a narrative review of the literature

Introduction: An outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is currently affec-ting worldwide. The association between this virus and the upregulation of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) has been suggested as a potential as an important factor in the deve...

Injuria renal fetal y neonatal: una complicación de la terapia antihipertensiva materna. Reporte de caso
Fetal and neonatal renal injury: a complication of maternal hypertensive therapy: case presentation

Rev. ecuat. pediatr; 20 (2), 2019
Los Inhibidores de la enzima convertidora de angiotensina II (IECAs) y antagonistas de los receptores de angiotensina II (ARA II) son drogas usadas comúnmente en el manejo de hipertensión arterial, sin embargo, su uso en el embarazo está asociado con toxicidad fetal.1, 2 La acción de la angiotensina ...

Endothelial lesion and complement activation in patients with Scleroderma Renal Crisis

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (4), 2019
Abstract In kidney biopsies reviews, scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) is characterized by vascular endothelial injuries, C4d deposits on peritubular vessels, and acute and chronic injuries coexisting on the same biopsy. The clinical signs of thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) are described in systemic sclero...