Şenöz, OktayErseçgin, AhmetDemir, YusufYurdam, Ferhat SiyamendYapan Emren, ZeynepGürses, Ecem2023-03-222023-03-2220212148-0990https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14034/1083https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/486847Objective: The most common comorbidity in patients with Covid-19 infection is hypertension. Apart from the direct effects of the virus on hypertensive patients, the pandemic period also negatively affected these patients. In addition, the effect of the newly discovered CoronaVac vaccine, which has been widely used in our country in recent months for the prevention of covid-19 infection, on blood pressure regulation is unknown. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of the pandemic period and the CoronaVac vaccine in patients receiving treatment for essential hypertension.Method: One hundred ninety-six patients who applied to the cardiology outpatient clinic between 4 June - 9 July 2021, were treated for essential hypertension and had at least 1 dose of CoronaVac vaccine were included in the study. In the pre-pandemic, pre-vaccine and post-vaccine period, mean home and office blood pressures of the patients were examined separately. Results: While the mean home blood pressures of the patients differed significantly between the pre-pandemic and pre-vaccine pandemic period (systolic: 125.1±12.6 vs 129.1±14.1 mmhg, p<0.001, diastolic: 75.3±9.7 vs 77.1±9.8 mmhg, p=0.004), there was no significant difference between the pre- and post-vaccination period (systolic: 129.1±14.1 vs 129.7±13.7 mmhg, p=0.229, diastolic: 77.1±9.8 vs 77.9±9.9 mmhg, p=0.091). Similarly, while office blood pressures differed significantly between the pre-pandemic and pre-vaccine pandemic period (systolic: 133.5±16.5 vs 136.1±16.4 mmhg, p=0.015, diastolic: 79.4±10.9 vs 81.2±12.1 mmhg, p=0.036), there was no significant difference between the pre- and post-vaccination period (systolic: 136.1±16.4 vs 135.6±16.9 mmhg, p=0.651, diastolic: 81.2±12.1 vs 81.1±11.2mmhg, p=0.914). Conclusion: While the Covid-19 pandemic increased the blood pressure of chronic hypertensive patients, the CoronaVac vaccine did not affect the blood pressure regulation of these patients.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessOther59317486847