Analysis of more than 45,000 people infected with SARS-CoV-2 finds Significant link between virus that causes Covid-19 and development of arterial hypertension (AHT) Persisted in people without a history of hypertension. The risk is greater than that posed by the flu virus.
According to the study published in Hypertension, Covid-19 patients over the age of 40, male, black adults, or those with pre-existing conditions such as Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, or chronic kidney diseaseAccording to the study, they were at higher risk of developing high blood pressure. .
It is well known that people with high blood pressure are often more severely ill with Covid-19 and have higher rates of hospitalization and death than people with normal blood pressure; however, the study’s lead author, Montefiore Medicine & Health “It is not clear whether the SARS-CoV-2 virus triggers the development of hypertension or worsens pre-existing hypertension,” said Tim Q. Duong of the School of Systems. York (USA).
The study is the first to examine the development and risk factors associated with persistent hypertension in people infected with Covid-19 compared with those infected with influenza, a similar respiratory virus.
According to the 2017 ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Control of Hypertension in Adults, hypertension is categorized as higher and lower numbers greater than or equal to 130/80 mm Hg.
The study included 45,398 Covid-19 patients hospitalized between March 1, 2020, and February 20, 2022, and 13,864 Covid-19-free flu patients hospitalized between January 2018, and February 20, 2022 patient. Medical reasons during a mean follow-up period of six months.
The analysis found that 21% of patients hospitalized with Covid-19 and 11% of patients not hospitalized with coronavirus had HBP, compared with 16% of patients hospitalized with influenza and 4% of those not hospitalized with the virus. % .
double the risk
In fact, people hospitalized with Covid-19 were more than twice as likely to have persistent hypertension compared to those hospitalized for the flu and those who were not hospitalized were more likely to have persistent hypertension, respectively. out 1.5 times.
“Since the number of people affected by Covid-19 is higher than that of influenza, These alarming statistics suggest that many more patients may develop AHT in the future, which could pose a significant public health burden. Du Yong explained. These findings should raise awareness of screening patients at risk of hypertension after Covid-19 for earlier identification and treatment of complications associated with hypertension, such as cardiovascular and renal disease. “