Artice by Melanie Tucker, Senior Acquisitions Editor for Neurology, Elsevier Dr. David Preston is a Professor of Neurology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Vice Chairman of the Department of Neurology and Program Director of Neurology Residency at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. The 4th edition of his book, coauthored with Dr. BarbaraMORE

Debra L. Beck and Eugene Braunwald, MD Published: March 31, 2020 The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 interfaces with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) through angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). ACE2 is the functional receptor to SARS-CoV-2. It has been suggested that the commonly used angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), which increase ACE2 expression, mayMORE

Debra L. Beck and Eugene Braunwald, MD Published: April 13, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has made the provision of routine medical care challenging, and acute care more challenging yet. The Chinese Society of Cardiology (CSC) has written a consensus statement on the management of cardiac emergencies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement was developed byMORE

Debra L. Beck and Eugene Braunwald, MD Published: April 13, 2020 There is some evidence that COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, preferentially afflicts the elderly and those with chronic comorbidities. However, the clinical profile of COVID-19 in refractory heart failure (HF) patients is unknown. Hong et al describe 4 hospitalized severeMORE