Medicina clinica
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune multisystemic disease of great clinical heterogeneity and significant potential morbidity and mortality. Although the outlook for patients with SLE has greatly improved, many unmet needs remain. In this review we aim to summarize the most relevant data on SLE that have emerged in recent years. In particular we discuss the new classification criteria from the European League Against Rheumatism and American College of Rheumatology, new biomarkers, novel definitions of remission and low lupus disease activity and what has emerged on new drugs and new therapeutic strategies.
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Case Reports
Risk of severe COVID-19 in hypertensive patients treated with renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors.
There is controversy concerning the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) or angiotensin II type-I receptor blockers (ARB) for treating hypertensive patients with Covid-19. It has been hypothesized that these drugs might increase the risk of severe Covid-19, but some authors suggested that blocking the renin-angiotensin system might actually decrease this risk. ⋯ ARB or ACEI treatment was not associated with a worse clinical outcome in consecutive hypertensive patients infected by SARS-CoV-2.