- Researchers are reporting that people who have had COVID-19 were more likely to experience a new onset of high blood pressure.
- The risk was higher for people with preexisting conditions, along with older adults, men, and Black Americans.
- Understanding the long-term effects of COVID-19 remains a work in progress, and deciphering individual symptoms can be a tricky process.
New research suggests that people who have had COVID-19 are more likely to develop hypertension, even with no prior history of high blood pressure.
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While similar effects happen with influenza – a similar respiratory infection – the numbers were higher across the board for people who’ve had COVID-19, the researchers reported.
Tim Q. Duong, a senior study author and a professor of radiology and vice chair for radiology research and associate director of Integrative Imaging and Data Science at the Center for Health and Data Innovation at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System in New York City, told Medical News Today that the findings could be a sign of what’s to come for the millions of people worldwide who’ve had COVID-19.
“Infection may trigger new-onset hypertension or exacerbate preexisting hypertension long after acute infection has resolved,” he explained. “It is important to determine whether SARS-CoV-2 infection increases incidence of new-onset persistent hypertension in patients who had COVID-19, as it could constitute a major long-term population health issue.”
The data analyzed in the study comes from the New York metropolitan area, specifically the Bronx – an area with significant lower socioeconomic status.
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