I'm most interested in the high blood pressure cause, because they don't explain. Treated? or Untreated? It is a very simple question. WHOM will know the answer?
Ninety-nine per cent of coronavirus deaths in Italy had pre-existing medical conditions, study finds
More than 99 per cent of people who died
from coronavirus in Italy had pre-existing illnesses, according to the
country's national health authority.
Researchers examined the medical records of about 18 per cent of Italy's nearly 3000 coronavirus fatalities and found just three patients, or 0.8 per cent of the total, had no previous pathology.
The Italian National Institute of Health study revealed nearly half of deaths - 48.5 per cent - had three or more health conditions before they were diagnosed with COVID-19.
"Many
patients with high blood pressure already have an overactive
renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system which could mean an increased ACE2
expression regardless of treatment."
Mr McNeish said the best current advice is for people to continue taking their medications as directed.
Researchers examined the medical records of about 18 per cent of Italy's nearly 3000 coronavirus fatalities and found just three patients, or 0.8 per cent of the total, had no previous pathology.
The Italian National Institute of Health study revealed nearly half of deaths - 48.5 per cent - had three or more health conditions before they were diagnosed with COVID-19.
The two Chinese tourists who were the first cases of coronavirus in Italy have now recovered.
AAP
The most common problems included high blood pressure (76 per cent), diabetes (35 per cent) and heart disease (33 per cent).
Dementia and liver disease were among the less common examples.
According to the research, the average age of people who have died from the virus in Italy is 79.5.
Should people with high blood pressure be worried?
About six million people in Australia have high blood pressure and many take medication to control it.
Alister
McNeish, an Associate Professor in Cardiovascular Pharmacology at the
United Kingdom's University of Reading, said there is no direct evidence
that medications to treat high blood pressure, such as ACE inhibitors,
lead to increased mortality.
"Age seems to be the
primary risk factor for COVID-19 mortality and rates of high blood
pressure in the elderly are high," he said.
76 per cent of the patients who died in Italy had high blood pressure, the study found.
AAP
Mr McNeish said the best current advice is for people to continue taking their medications as directed.
Italy's
population is the second-oldest in the world, after Japan's, and the
country has suffered the worst outbreak outside of China. 15 per cent of
Australia's population is aged 65 or above.
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