Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), COVID-19 and cardiac injury: what cardiologist should know

https://doi.org/10.19106/JMedSciSI005203202009

Sidhi Laksono(1*), Budhi Setianto(2), Steven Philip Surya(3)

(1) Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas UHAMKA
(2) Department of cardiology and vascular medicine of National Cardiovascular Center of Harapan Kita, Faculty of medicine of Universitas Indonesia
(3) Army Hospital Kesdam Jaya Cijantung, Jakarta
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract


Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has already stated as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Until now, Indonesia has also infected with this severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. All medical staffs join hand by hand to overcome this pandemic, not only pulmonologist but also cardiologist. Early reports from China showed that cardiovascular comorbidities add more mortality than without comorbid. Cardiac implication of this infection is cardiac injury. Viral pathology and pathophysiology that induced cardiac injury is still debatable and not well understood. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) has emerged as a key regulator of renin-angiotensin system in cardiovascular disease. ACE2 has been postulated as one of the pathophysiology of COVID-19 and cardiac injury.



Keywords


COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; cardiac injury; pathophysiology; ACE2;

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