Can SZC help with RAASi maximization without resultant hyperkalemia in patients with HFrEF and CKD? Treatment with renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors (RAASi) provides cardiorenal protection. However, due to ... Patients treated with renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors (RAASis) commonly experience hyperkalemia. ... Researchers have hypothesized that direct viral invasion of the kidney via angiotensin converting enzyme is a mechanism ... In a recent issue of Clinical Epidemiology, Santiago-Jiménez-Marrero and colleagues reported results of an analysis ... Concentrations of a particular enzyme that acts as a receptor for coronaviruses (including SARS-CoV-2) are higher in men ... Blocking the renin-angiotensin-aldosteronesystem with ACE inhibitors or ARBs is beneficial in reducing cardiovascular risk.