543 The link between preexisting hypertension and COVID-19 severity in a hamster model

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Hypertension is a major risk factor for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity. Our goal was to determine if hypertension worsens lung pathology induced by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in hamsters. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: Male hamst...

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Main Authors: Branka Stanic, Seth Hawks, Nataliia Shults, Hong Ji, Aline M.A. de Souza, Xie Wu, Juan M. Saavedra, Kathryn Sandberg, Nisha Duggal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2024-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866124004631/type/journal_article