| Title: |
Evidence of a Blood Pressure Reduction During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Associated Lockdown Period: Insights from e-Health Data |
| Authors: |
Girerd, Nicolas; Meune, Christophe; Duarte, Kevin; Vercamer, Vincent; Lopez-Sublet, Marilucy; Mourad, Jean-Jacques |
| Contributors: |
Défaillance Cardiovasculaire Aiguë et Chronique (DCAC); Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nancy (CHRU Nancy)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Lorraine (UL); Centre d'investigation clinique plurithématique Pierre Drouin Nancy (CIC-P); Centre d'investigation clinique Nancy (CIC); Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nancy (CHRU Nancy)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nancy (CHRU Nancy)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Lorraine (UL); Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy (INI-CRCT); Institut Lorrain du Coeur et des Vaisseaux Louis Mathieu Nancy; French-Clinical Research Infrastructure Network - F-CRIN Paris (Cardiovascular & Renal Clinical Trialists - CRCT); Hôpital Avicenne AP-HP; Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP); Withings |
| Source: |
ISSN: 1530-5627. |
| Publisher Information: |
CCSD; Mary Ann Liebert |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
Université de Lorraine: HAL |
| Subject Terms: |
COVID-19; lockdown; blood pressure; hypertension; cardiovascular diseases; e-health; telemedicine; [SDV.MHEP.CSC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Cardiology and cardiovascular system |
| Description: |
International audience ; Background: Despite widespread investigation into the incidence of acute myocardial infarction during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and associated lockdown, no study has examined the situation's impact on blood pressure (BP) levels. Methods: Measurements of BP and heart rate (HR) were obtained from persons living in the Paris urban area using connected home BP monitors (accessible to patients and health providers through a secured server). Three time periods of e-health recordings were compared: during the pandemic before the lockdown, during the lockdown, and the same time period in 2019. Results: A total of 297,089 BP recordings from 2,273 participants (age 56.3 ± 12.8 years, 81.1% male) were made. During confinement, systolic BP gradually decreased by 3 mmHg (-2.4 to -3.9), and diastolic BP by 1.5 mmHg (-1.4 to -2.2) (all p < 0.001); this decrease was greater for participants with higher BP (p < 0.0001 each). No significant variation in HR was noted. Conclusion: Among a very large cohort, we observed a significant decrease in home BP measured with e-health devices during the first lockdown period. This study emphasizes the research potential of e-health during the COVID-19 crisis. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/34101507; PUBMED: 34101507 |
| DOI: |
10.1089/tmj.2021.0006 |
| Availability: |
https://hal.univ-lorraine.fr/hal-03258094; https://hal.univ-lorraine.fr/hal-03258094v1/document; https://hal.univ-lorraine.fr/hal-03258094v1/file/BP_covid_telemed_eHealth-HAL.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2021.0006 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.CC5DFCE3 |
| Database: |
BASE |