- Covid-19 linked with higher risk of high blood pressure. 1 in 5 patients hospitalized with Covid-19, and 1 in 10 who were not, diagnosed with high blood pressure 6 months later. Compared with influenza, those hospitalized with Covid-19 were over twice as likely to develop hypertension. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.21174 2 comments science