Arterial hypertension and the risk of severity and mortality of COVID-19

Carlos Enrique Leiva Sisnieguez; Walter Gastón Espeche; Martín Rogelio Salazar

doi:10.1183/13993003.01148-2020

Arterial hypertension and the risk of severity and mortality of COVID-19

Eur Respir J. 2020 Jun 11;55(6):2001148. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01148-2020. Print 2020 Jun.

Authors

Carlos Enrique Leiva Sisnieguez¹, Walter Gastón Espeche², Martín Rogelio Salazar²

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Argentinian Society of Arterial Hypertension (SAHA) cleiva@med.unlp.edu.ar.
² Faculty of Medical Sciences, National University of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Argentinian Society of Arterial Hypertension (SAHA).

Abstract

Arterial hypertension implies the risk of a hard COVID-19 outcome. This may be explained by potential confounding factors, such as age and cardiovascular disease. https://bit.ly/2Kr6Ax4

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
China
Comorbidity
Coronavirus Infections
Humans
Hypertension / epidemiology*
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
SARS-CoV-2