Morbidity and mortality outcomes of COVID-19 patients with and without hypertension in Lagos, Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Akin Abayomi (Author), Akin Osibogun (Author), Oluchi Kanma-Okafor (Author), Jide Idris (Author), Abimbola Bowale (Author), Ololade Wright (Author), Bisola Adebayo (Author), Mobolanle Balogun (Author), Segun Ogboye (Author), Remi Adeseun (Author), Ismael Abdus-Salam (Author), Bamidele Mutiu (Author), Babatunde Saka (Author), Dayo Lajide (Author), Sam Yenyi (Author), Rotimi Agbolagorite (Author), Oluwatosin Onasanya (Author), Eniola Erinosho (Author), Joshua Obasanya (Author), Olu Adejumo (Author), Sunday Adesola (Author), Yewande Oshodi (Author), Iorhen E Akase (Author), Shina Ogunbiyi (Author), Adenike Omosun (Author), Femi Erinoso (Author), Hussein Abdur-Razzaq (Author), Nike Osa (Author), Kingsley Akinroye (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The current pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has shown epidemiological and clinical characteristics that appear worsened in hypertensive patients. The morbidity and mortality of the disease among...