SARS-CoV2: should inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system be withdrawn in patients with COVID-19?

• Kuster GM Clinic of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
• Pfister O Clinic of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
• Burkard T Clinic of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
• Zhou Q Clinic of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
• Twerenbold R Clinic of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
• Haaf P Clinic of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
• Widmer AF Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
• Osswald S Clinic of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine