Increased plasma ACE2 concentration does not mean increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and increased fatality rate of COVID-19

• Xueting Li,
• Ying Liu,
• Juanjuan Song,
• Jiuchang Zhong

Affiliations

Xueting Li

Heart Center and Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China; Medical Research Center, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China

Ying Liu

Heart Center and Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China

Juanjuan Song

Heart Center and Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China

Jiuchang Zhong

Heart Center and Beijing Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China; Medical Research Center, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China; Corresponding author. Tel.: +86 10 89138377; fax: +86 10 85231937.