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  Severity of SARS-Cov-2 infection and angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers: a meta-analysis 

  Romero-Ortuno, Roman (2020)

  Background: The mechanism of entry of SARS-CoV-2 into the human host cell is through the ACE2 receptor. During the pandemic, a hypothesis has been proposed that angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and ...
• Variation in Urgent Imaging Requests for Stroke during the Covid-19 pandemic. Review of a National Dataset 

  Mc Donagh, Ruth; Harbison, Joseph; Sheehy, Niall (2020)

  Introduction. The Covid-19 pandemic has been associated with a reduction in the number of Emergency presentations with acute stroke. Ireland operates a National Integrated Medical Imaging System (NIMIS) and has implemented ...
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  Lack Of Association Between Angiotensin-converting Enzyme (Ace) Genotype And Essential Hypertension In Peruvian Older People 

  Romero-Ortuno, Roman; Oscanoa, Teodoro J.; Cieza, Edwin C.; Lizaraso-Soto, Frank A.; Guevara, Maria L.; Fujita, Ricardo M. (2020)

  Background: Epidemiological studies have shown an association between the ACE gene I / D polymorphism with arterial hypertension, specifically the DD genotype in different populations. The objective of this study is to ...
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  Lack of association between angiotensin-converting enzyme genotype and muscle strength in Peruvian older people 

  Romero-Ortuno, Roman; Oscanoa, T.J.; Cieza, E.C.; Lizaraso-Soto, F.A.; Guevara, M.L.; Fujita, R.M.; Parodi, J.F.; Runzer-Colmenares, F.M. (2020)

  Aging can be associated with decreasing muscle strength, and related factors are comorbidities, sex, physical activity, and possibly genetic factors. Among genetic factors the renin-angiotensin system is of interest, but ...
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  Loneliness and social isolation in the COVID-19 pandemic among the over 70s. Data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing 

  Ward, Mark; McGarrigle, Christine; Hever, Ann; O’Mahoney, Paul; Moynihan, Seán; Loughran, Gráinne; Kenny, Rose Anne (TILDA, 2020)

  This joint report from TILDA and ALONE examines the issues of loneliness and social isolation with specific reference to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland. Measures introduced to curtail the spread of COVID-19, including ...

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