No adequate evidence indicating hypertension as an independent risk factor for COVID-19 severity

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
² Department of Geratology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China. lujp1024@163.com.

Comment

Gerui Li et al. Clin Res Cardiol. 2021 Jan.

. 2021 Jan;110(1):146-147.

doi: 10.1007/s00392-020-01653-6. Epub 2020 Apr 23.

¹ Department of Cardiology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
² Department of Geratology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China. lujp1024@163.com.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declared there is no conflict of interest.

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