Manejo de la Hipertensión en el SARS-CoV2era: conocimiento actual y perspectivas futuras / Management of Hypertension in the SARS-CoV2era: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives

ABSTRACT

The new SARS-CoV2 pandemic has ignited research worldwide, regarding its parameters. Hypertension, a comorbidity with high prevalence among patients with COVID-19 infection, is being extensively studied in the setting of the pandemic. Futhermore, RAAS inhibitors, drugs widely used among hypertensive patients, are on the spotlight regarding their safety during the COVID-19 era. In this review, we present current knowledge regarding both these aspects, as well as the new guidelines for the treatment of hypertensive patients during the pandemic