Understanding the link between COVID-19, blood pressure and obesity: Perspectives from the New Orleans experience

• Dahlene Fusco,
• Sharon Liu,
• Marc Theberge,
• Anuhya S. Pulapaka,
• William Rittmeyer,
• Yitian Zha,
• Marlowe Maylin,
• W. Ben Rothwell,
• Prateek Adhikari,
• Peter Reynaud,
• Keith Ferdinand,
• Arnaud Drouin

Affiliations

Dahlene Fusco

Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States of America; University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, United States of America; Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, United States of America

Sharon Liu

Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States of America

Marc Theberge

Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, United States of America

Anuhya S. Pulapaka

Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States of America

William Rittmeyer

Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States of America

Yitian Zha

Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States of America

Marlowe Maylin

Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States of America

W. Ben Rothwell

Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States of America

Prateek Adhikari

Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, United States of America

Peter Reynaud

Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States of America

Keith Ferdinand

Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States of America; University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, United States of America; Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, United States of America; Corresponding authors at: Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States of America.

Arnaud Drouin

Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States of America; University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, United States of America; Tulane Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, United States of America; Corresponding authors at: Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, United States of America.