Vascular Dysfunction of COVID-19 Is Partially Reverted in the Long-Term

• Published in: Circulation research Vol. 130; no. 9; pp. 1276 - 1285
• Main Authors: Zanoli, Luca, Gaudio, Agostino, Mikhailidis, Dimitri P., Katsiki, Niki, Castellino, Niccolò, Lo Cicero, Lorenzo, Geraci, Giulio, Sessa, Concetto, Fiorito, Letizia, Marino, Francesca, Antonietta Di Rosolini, Maria, Colaci, Michele, Longo, Antonio, Montineri, Arturo, Malatino, Lorenzo, Castellino, Pietro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 29.04.2022
• Subjects: C-Reactive Protein; Carotid Intima-Media Thickness; COVID-19; Cross-Sectional Studies; Humans; Inflammation; Longitudinal Studies; Pulse Wave Analysis; Vascular Stiffness - physiology; coronavirus; heart rate; baroreflex; inflammation; elastic modulus

COVID-19 is characterized by severe inflammation during the acute phase and increased aortic stiffness in the early postacute phase. In other models, aortic stiffness is improved after the reduction of inflammation. We aimed to evaluate the mid- and long-term effects of COVID-19 on vascular and card...