experts from the Medical school at new York University conducted a study involving more than 12 thousand patients to see if medications for high blood pressure affect the severity of coronavirus and potentially increase the risk of infection COVID-19.
These questions were formulated in mid-March, doctors from the American heart Association – experts expressed concern about the increased incidence of COVID-19 among hypertensive patients.
Almost half of American adults suffers from high blood pressure, and patients with heart diseases are known to be more vulnerable to COVID-19. Therefore, it is important to understand the relationship between the drugs and coronavirus infection – explained cardiologists.
it is Reported that a new study has found no proven link between infection with coronavirus (and the severity of the disease) and medications for high blood pressure – ACE inhibitors, the angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBS), beta blockers or calcium channel blockers.
Experts advise hypertensive patients to continue to take prescribed medicines.
