Are Hypertension and Diabetes risk factors for COVID-19? A short summary of the evidence

Quality of evidence: C -

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Are patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus at increased risk for COVID-19 infection?

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Authors: Fang et al

Journal: The Lancet

Objectives: Assess the link between diabetes and hypertension treatments and the risk of contamination in patients with COVID-19

Strength of evidence: Low (short correspondence, hypothesis-driven, no methodology, not a systematic review)

Methods/publication type: Correspondance, short letter, hypothesis=driven review

Highlights :

• Patients with heart disease, hypertension or diabetes and treated with ACE inhibitors or ARA2 may be at more severe risk during COVID-19

• Special need for close monitoring in these patients

• Possible alternatives to current treatments: calcium channel blocker/antagonists

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