Arterial hypertension and the risk of severity and mortality of COVID-19
Carlos E. Leiva Sisnieguez, Walter G. Espeche, Martín R. Salazar
Abstract
We read with great interest the recently published study by Guan et al. [1]. To the best of our knowledge this is the first large-scale study that focuses on independent clinical risk factors associated with a composite outcome (death, use of a ventilator, or intensive care unit (ICU) requirement), using a Cox regression model. Arterial hypertension implies the risk of a hard COVID-19 outcome. This may be explained by potential confounding factors, such as age and cardiovascular disease. <https://bit.ly/2Kr6Ax4>
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MedicineConfoundingIntensive care unitProportional hazards modelDiseaseOutcome (game theory)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Internal medicineIntensive care medicineEmergency medicineCardiologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Mathematical economicsMathematicsCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesClimate Change and Health ImpactsLong-Term Effects of COVID-19