Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Hypertension elevates risk for more severe COVID-19 illness

 

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/959455

 

 News Release 20-Jul-2022
Even after a booster, people with high blood pressure are more likely to require hospitalization for COVID-19
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

 

Hypertension more than doubles the risk of hospitalization related to Omicron infection, even in people who are fully vaccinated and boosted, according to a new study led by investigators in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai. The findings are published in the journal Hypertension.

The risk is especially widespread given that nearly 1 out of every 2 adults in the U.S. have hypertension, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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