American Heart Association President Mitchell S. V. Elkind, M.D., M.S., FAAN, FAHA, is professor of Neurology and Epidemiology, Head, Division of Neurology Clinical Outcomes Research and Population Sciences (NeuroCORPS), Columbia University, New York, New York.
Offering perspective on AHA Scientific Sessions 2020 
copyright American Heart Association 2020

"People who have high blood pressure appear to be at some increased risk from COVID but, there's no evidence now that changing blood pressure medications is a way to either prevent COVID or to have better outcomes, if one becomes infected with COVID. It's very important to continue controlling blood pressure and people should continue on their regular medications. Don't change them, willy nilly, just because of the pandemic."