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COVID-19 linked with higher risk of high blood pressure, study finds
- A new study published in Hypertension found that more than 1 in 5 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and over 1 in 10 non-hospitalized patients were diagnosed with high blood pressure six months later. COVID-19 patients were over twice as likely to develop hypertension compared to those with influenza.
- High blood pressure increases the risk of heart disease and stroke, which are leading causes of death in the United States. Nearly half of adults in the nation have hypertension, and it caused nearly 700,000 deaths in 2021.
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COVID May Help Trigger High Blood Pressure in Folks Already at Risk
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 patients face a markedly greater risk for developing persistently high blood pressure, even if they never had blood pressure concerns before, new
·New York, United States
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COVID-19 infection linked to increased risk of high blood pressure
An analysis of electronic medical records for more than 45,000 people found that COVID-19 infection was significantly associated with the development of high blood pressure, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.
·Mona Vale, Australia
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