Open AccessClinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Hypertensive Patients Infected with COVID-19: A Retrospective Study
Author(s) -
Liqin Chen,
Jiankun Chen,
Yinghai Wu,
Jinyao Zhong,
F Zhou,
Yuntao Liu,
Aiting Xu,
Jiqiang Li,
Huayang Cai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s324077
Subject(s) - medicine , comorbidity , diabetes mellitus , retrospective cohort study , erythrocyte sedimentation rate , pleural effusion , gastroenterology , covid-19 , kidney disease , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , endocrinology
Hypertension has been reported as the most prevalent comorbidity in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This retrospective study aims to compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes in COVID-19 patients with or without hypertension.