As the novel coronavirus sweeps the globe, people with high blood pressure are among those who are at heightened risk for more severe complications should they contract Covid-19.
"If you get an extraordinary viral disease that will damage your lungs, you need a heart that can work with how your body responds to the virus," said Dr. Maria Carolina Delgado-Lelievre, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine. But for those with hypertension,"Covid will cause a systemic reaction in the body in a patient that already has risk" because of poor heart health, she said.
Moving up from that point, the first level of hypertension is defined as 130 or higher for systolic and 80 or higher for diastolic , according to the American Heart Association.Maintain a healthy lifestyle and keep taking your medicine During the pandemic, the best way those with hypertension can manage their own risk is to follow the same guidelines as everyone else: maintain social distancing, wash hands frequently and refrain from touching one's face.
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