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Hypertension in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: A Single-center Retrospective Observational Study
In Brief
An observational study for COVID-19 and Hypertension. Completed, enrolled 275 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Some studies have shown that the main pathogenesis of patients with covid19 is related to ACE2 receptor. Lung is one of the main organs, and there are many ACE2 receptors in cardiovascular system. ACEI / ARB is the main target of antihypertensive drugs. Previous reports suggested that there were large number of patients with covid19 also suffered from hypertension, suggesting that patients with hypertension may be the susceptible to covid19. Therefore, we try to follow up the patients admitted to Hankou hospital to explore the impact of hypertension and hypertension treatment on the severity and prognosis of patients with covid19, so as to provide new methods for the treatment of patients with covid19 in the future.