COVID-19 invades the body through a large number of ACE2 receptors in the heart and blood vessels, affecting cytokine levels and triggering an inflammatory response (IMAGE)

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COVID-19 invades the body through a large number of ACE2 receptors in the heart and blood vessels, affecting cytokine levels and triggering an inflammatory response

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This leads to systemic cytokine storms, promotes thrombosis, and accelerates ACS. ACE2, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2; ACS, acute coronary syndrome; IL-6, interleukin-6.

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Qing Liu, Rongyuan Yang, Xiao Jiang, Yiran Lu, Yu Ding

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