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In recentresearchAbout one-fifth of us have at least a pre-existing condition that puts us at risk of a serious coronavirus infection. Among the underlying health conditions, some that prove more murderers than others when combined with highly infectious virus. And a new study claims that one, in particular, can double your death chances if you enter into contact with coronavirus.

Nearly half of us suffer

Research, published June 4 inEuropean heart newspaper, concludes that high blood pressure hypertension increases your chances of mortality twice. According toCDCAlmost half of the adults in America, 45%, suffer from high blood pressure.

"It is important that patients with high blood pressure realize that they are at increased risk of dying from Covid-19", "Study Co-author Professor Ling Tao Cardiology Department, Xijing Hospital in Xi'an A explained in aPress release. "They should take good care of themselves during this pandemic and they need more attention if they are infected with the coronavirus."

2,877 consecutive patients were analyzed as part of the study, with an average age of 60 years. About 51% of patients were men. 29.5% of patients had a history of hypertension. It is important to note that those with history of high blood pressure are not only likely to have a history of other risk factors, including brain, diabetes and renal insufficiency, but are also more likely to take antihypertensive drugs.

The type of blood pressure medication does not have a significant impact on your death chances.

Among the patients with COVID-19 and hypertension, those who have been treated for this were half, likely to die of coronaviruses than those who were not treated. However, researchers were surprised to find that there was no significant death risk between those who take raas inhibitors to treat hypertension and those who rely on non-raas inhibitors such as that beta-blockers or diuretics.

"Quite surprised" by the results

"Shortly after we started treating CVIV-19 patients in early February in Wuhan, we noticed that almost half of the dead patients had high blood pressure, which was a much higher percentage than those who do not are that light symptoms of Covid-19. At the same time, some researchers have raised raas inhibitors facilitate the entry of coronavirus in cells and make people more susceptible to disease, "continued Tao .

"We were quite surprised that these results do not support our initial hypothesis. In fact, the results were in the opposite direction with a tendency for ACE and ARB inhibitors."

While new research should be conducted, the authors of the study maintain that they "support recommendations for the European Cardiology Society that patients should not interrupt or modify their normal and antihypertensive treatment," concludes Professor Tao.

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