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Study Finds High Blood Pressure Medications Safe for Patients with COVID-19 Disease.

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Despite concerns expressed by some experts, common high blood pressure medications did not increase the risk of contracting 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19)—or of developing severe disease—in a study of 12,594 patients.

Published online May 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine, the study was launched in response to a March 17 joint statement issued by the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the Heart Failure Society of America. It urgently called for research to answer a question raised by past studies: do high blood pressure (antihypertensive) medications worsen COVID-19 patient outcomes?

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Angelagone

Thanks for posting that 2greys. I was beginning to feel I was on borrowed time with two lung diseases and hypertension! Now to lose some weight.....

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moogle

thank you for that. Having been on Ramipril for decades it was worrying that I could have been at greater risk. I will read it. Good to see you back.

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O2Trees

You're back 2G - hurray!!!! I havent been on much for a couple of days so maybe not your first post. Brilliant to see you here again and hope you are recovering well. :)

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I wouldn't say fully recovered yet, but hopefully getting there.

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I have absolute faith you will get there 2G. Ive written on your earlier post that smokers apparently do quite well with Covid - extraordinary but actually quite logical when you think about it. See your other post. :)

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watergazer

Welcome back 2greys. Hope you’re nearly 100% thanks for the post XAnita

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SORRELHIPPO

Glad to see you back, am on Ramipril and had wondered about my likely demise, but as am on the fully shielding list, more likely to die of my existing condition, or boredom than anything else.

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RoadRunner44

Its so good to have you back posting useful information 2greys. It's brought back some normality and yes, hope back into my life.

Thanks again.

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