Commonly used blood pressure medicines do not heighten susceptibility to COVID-19 infection or increase the risk of becoming seriously ill with the disease, three major studies said Friday, positiv...
Commonly used blood pressure medicines do not heighten susceptibility to COVID-19 infection or increase the risk of becoming seriously ill with the disease, three major studies said Friday, positive news for the millions of people who take them.
There had been concern arising from animal studies that these medicines might increase the body’s levels of a protein called ACE2, which the coronavirus latches on to when it invades human cells, thus increasing people’s vulnerability to the disease. The authors of an accompanying editorial in the NEJM acknowledged this inherent limitation, but added: “We find it reassuring that three studies in different populations and with different designs arrive at the consistent message.”
This is especially important given that lockdown life itself appears to be causing high blood pressure, “maybe from stress or less exercise or eating differently,” she added.
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