Prognostic implication of uncontrolled hypertension in hospitalized patients with COVID-19

Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of hypertension (HT) and antihypertensive treatment on prognosis, which is one of the cardiovascular risk factors affecting the prognosis of COVID-19. Methods: We included 117 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 by nasopharyngeal polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The patients were divided into a hypertensive group and a control group. Biochemical, complete blood count and imaging data of the patients were recorded. Mortality of patients with and without HT was evaluated. The effect of antihypertensive therapy on mortality was evaluated. Results: In thorax CT, ground glass opacity and pneumonic consolidation were found statistically significantly higher in the hypertensive group (p