#COVIDACE2

Swapnil Hiremath, MD, MPH

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Up next at #ESCCongress is the BRACE-CORONA trial from Brazil on continuing or stopping ACE/ARBs in COVID-19https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT043648931/ why does it matter? see the #NephJC background on the topic here -

Dr. Vida Vakilotojar

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If COVID19 virus uses ACE2 receptors on lung cells to invade them, cannot (synthetic) ACE2 be used in an inhaler to protect against the virus? The inhaled ACE2 would deactivate