Hypertensive patients have a high possibility of falling into intensive care due to coronavirus



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As the coronavirus pandemic, hypertensive patients are a group that has been more affected than others by the disease that arose in China. For this reason, most of those hospitalized in intensive care in the country for covid-19 are hypertensive.

According to the latest epidemiological report delivered by the Ministry of Health, since the crisis began in Chile due to coronavirus, 59% of the cases admitted in intensive care have presented some basic disease. And in large part they have been those who suffer from some type of hypertension.

Fernando Yanez Aton Agency

“People with high blood pressure are exposed to developing greater complications from covid-19, but there are also other risk factors that influence, such as age or whether the patient has diabetes, obesity or other types of chronic cardiovascular or pulmonary pathologies. Of course, the highest incidence in the infected population occurs in older age groups ”, explained the cardiologist of the MEDS Clinic, Fernando Yanez (in the image).

The specialist said that in Chile it is estimated that 30% of the adult population has high blood pressure, a condition that increases as age increases, particularly from the age of 50. He added that this figure grows between 5% and 10% per decade in our country, and that this is directly related to the lack of physical activity, obesity and diets rich in salt.

“The main recommendation during this period is that people attend their regular blood pressure checks, since most of the patients are asymptomatic. Headache, dizziness, tiredness and peripheral edema are common, among other symptoms, all signs of hypertension. ”added the doctor Fernando Yanez.

Regarding the care that those with this chronic pathology should consider, the cardiologist of the MEDS Clinic He called for changing certain habits during the duration of this pandemic.

“A healthy diet, poor in salt, should be privileged. And if there are no medical contraindications, you must do moderate physical activity. It is also recommended to have weight control and stop smoking. “



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