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[Epidemiology of Covid-19 and high blood pressure association at Mali'shospital]

M Konaté1, M Sako2, D Traoré3

  • 1Service de Médecine, Hôpital du Mali.

Le Mali Medical
|November 16, 2023
PubMed

Insights

High blood pressure patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) showed significant mortality. Treatments included calcium channel blockers and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors, impacting disease prognosis.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology

Context:

  • High blood pressure is a significant cardiovascular risk factor.
  • Patients with cardiovascular risk factors face increased risk from COVID-19.
  • Understanding the epidemiology of COVID-19 in hypertensive patients is crucial.

Purpose:

  • To determine the epidemiology of COVID-19 infection in patients with high blood pressure.
  • To analyze the characteristics and outcomes of hypertensive patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

Summary:

  • A descriptive cross-sectional study in Bamako, Mali, analyzed 78 COVID-19 patients with hypertension.
  • The mean age was 55.21 years, with a M/F sex ratio of 1.36.
  • Hypertension was grade 2 in 37.2% and grade 3 in 3.8% of patients. Common symptoms included cough (41.02%). Treatments focused on calcium channel blockers and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors.
  • Hospital mortality was 10.3%, with no significant difference between known and de novo hypertensive patients or by hypertension grade.

Impact:

  • High blood pressure is associated with COVID-19, influencing disease prognosis.
  • Treatment strategies involve calcium channel blockers and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors.
  • The study highlights the significant mortality associated with hypertension in COVID-19 patients.
Abstract

Keywords:
Covid-19Mali'shospitalcovid 19high blood pressurehypertension artériellehôpital du Mali

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