LOS ANGELES: Hypertension more than doubles the risk of Omicron infection-related hospitalizations, even if people are fully vaccinated, according to a new study.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this risk is widespread, with one in two people in the US suffering from hypertension.
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Lead author Joseph E. Ebinger of the study, led by researchers at the Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Schmidt Heart Institute, said the guideline is that avoiding infection is critical. This viral variant is thought to cause mild illness in most people.
By studying electronic medical records, the Cedars-Sinai researchers identified 912 people who were fully vaccinated with the mRNA vaccine, had also received a booster shot, and received a booster shot during the period from December 1, 2021, to April 20, 2022. During the Omicron wave in Southern California, people contracted the virus. 145 of them required hospitalization.
Suzanne Cheng, the senior author of the study and a director of the institute, said that the researchers were surprised to learn that many people who were admitted to the hospital because of the corona had no other factors other than hypertension. It is alarming that the U.S. About half of the people are suffering from high blood pressure.
The research results were published in the journal Hypertension.
