Characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 with and without prevalent hypertension: a multinational cohort study.
Carlen ReyesAndrea PistilloSergio Fernández-BertolínMartina RecaldeElena RoelDiana PuenteAnthony G SenaClair BlacketerLana LaiThamir M AlshammariWaheed-Ui-Rahman AhmedOsaid H AlserHiba AlghoulCarlos Morgado AreiaDalia DawoudAlbert Prats-UribeNeus ValvenyGabriel de MaeztuLuisa Sorlí RedóJordi Martinez RoldanInmaculada Lopez MontesinosLisa M SchillingAsieh GolozarChristian ReichJose D PosadaNigam ShahSeng Chan YouKristine E LynchScott L DuVallMichael E MathenyFredrik NybergAnna OstropoletsGeorge HripcsakPeter R RijnbeekMarc A SuchardPatrick RyanKristin KostkaTalita Duarte SallesPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
COVID-19 patients with hypertension were more likely to suffer severe outcomes, hospitalisations and deaths compared with those without hypertension.