Effects of hypertension on the outcomes of COVID-19: a multicentre retrospective cohort study

Conclusion: Hypertension does not affect the outcome of COVID-19, which is different than the conclusions drawn in other studies. However, the 28-day mortality and total 60-day mortality rates of hypertensive patients (age ≥ 70) with COVID-19 were significantly elevated, and compared with the group of survivors, non-surviving COVID-19 patients with hypertension were older, had more basic diseases and had a more severe clinical condition.PMID:34080499 | DOI:10.1080/07853890.2021.1931957

Source: Annals of Medicine - June 3, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Li Zhong Yuting Wu Jinghua Gao Jinxia Zhang Qifeng Xie Huang He Jingjing Ji Zheying Liu Conglin Wang Zhifeng Liu Source Type: research