New research suggests that men have higher concentrations of a blood enzyme that helps the new coronavirus infect human cells, which may explain why COVID-19 often hits men harder than women.
began, rates of hospital admission and death from COVID-19 have been significantly higher in men than women.
Because of the importance of ACE2 in heart failure, the Dutch team was already exploring the enzyme's role in cardiovascular health long before the new coronavirus appeared on the scene. So,"our findings do not support the discontinuation of these drugs in COVID-19 patients, as has been suggested by earlier reports," Voors noted.
Dr. Geurys Rojas-Marte specializes in the treatment of advanced heart failure at Staten Island University Hospital, also in New York City. He said that"ACE2 is a normally occurring enzyme in the body that plays an important role in regulating the blood pressure. The enzyme is abundant in the lungs, heart, kidneys and blood vessels. It is also shed into the plasma and that is why we can measure it.
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