†These authors contributed equally.
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread all over the world in a
short time. Information about the differences between COVID-19 patients with and
without hypertension is limited. To explore the characteristics and outcomes
differences between COVID-19 patients with and without hypertension, the medical
records and cardiac biomarkers of 414 patients were analyzed. A total of 149
patients had a history of hypertension, while 265 patients did not have
hypertension, and the groups were compared based on their clinical
characteristics and laboratory findings as well as the hazard risk for composite
outcomes, including intensive care unit (ICU) admission, mechanical ventilation,
or death. The results are as follows. On admission, 22.1% of patients
in hypertension group had elevated high sensitivity troponin I (hs-TNI