The explanation is that hypertension is widespread among the elderly, who are the most frequent victims of the infection. Diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease rank higher after blood risk.An additional concern among medical professionals is the fact that popular blood pressure regulators (ACE inhibitors) may worsen the prognosis for coronavirus, according to Izvestia. The hypothesis is that the pathogen is firmly attached to the cell by the same enzyme, which increases as the amount of coronavirus surface due to hypertension medications.