ArticleJournal of internal medicine2021
Arterial stiffness in acute COVID-19 and potential associations with clinical outcome.
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- The effect of an mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 on endothelial function and arterial stiffness.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2022Trial
- Exercise and Cardiovascular Risk Modulation in Post-COVID Syndrome.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2026Review
- Arterial Stiffness as a Predictor of Postoperative Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Mortality: An Observational Study.Cureus · 2026Article
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- COVID-19 infection during the Omicron wave changed carotid structure compared with uninfected controls: a longitudinal study.BMC medical imaging · 2026Article
- Arterial Stiffness, Clinical-Functional Outcomes, and Quality of Life in Post-COVID-19 Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2026Observational
- COVID-19 induces greater difficulty in blood pressure control due to increased arterial stiffness.Internal and emergency medicine · 2025Article
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- 4D Flow MRI derived aortic pulse wave velocity and wall shear stress in Covid-19.Clinical imaging · 2025Article
- Short- and long-term risk stratification in acutely ill medical patients by implementing ankle-brachial index and pulse wave velocity in the emergency setting.European journal of clinical investigation · 2025Observational
- Associations of Thyroid and Parathyroid Hormones with Arterial Stiffness in Emergency Department Patients: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- The Relation of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2, Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibitors, and Arterial Stiffness in Acute COVID-19 Emergency Department Patients-A Prospective Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Variability in Arterial Stiffness and Vascular Endothelial Function After COVID-19 During 1.5 Years of Follow-Up-Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effect of Yoga on Pulmonary Function Tests and Arterial Stiffness in Post-COVID-19 Mild Moderate Cases.Maedica · 2025Article
- The relationship between different severity of COVID-19 pneumonia and arterial stiffness based on artificial intelligence analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Central Pulse Wave Velocity and Augmentation Index Are Repeatable and Reproducible Measures of Arterial Function.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Central artery pulse pressure, not central arterial stiffness impact on all-cause mortality in patients with viral pneumonia infection.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Musculoskeletal, Pulmonary, and Cardiovascular COVID-19 Sequelae in the Context of Firefighter Occupational Health: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Comparative Analysis of Heart Rate Variability and Arterial Stiffness in Elite Male Athletes after COVID-19.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) interferes with the vascular endothelium. It is not known whether COVID-19 additionally affects arterial stiffness.
methodsThis case-control study compared brachial-ankle pulse wave (baPWV) and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocities (cfPWV) of acutely ill patients with and without COVID-19.
resultsTwenty-two COVID-19 patients (50% females, 77 [67-84] years) were compared with 22 age- and sex-matched controls. In COVID-19 patients, baPWV (19.9 [18.4-21.0] vs. 16.0 [14.2-20.4], P = 0.02) and cfPWV (14.3 [13.4-16.0] vs. 11.0 [9.5-14.6], P = 0.01) were higher than in the controls. In multiple regression analysis, COVID-19 was independently associated with higher cfPWV (β = 3.164, P = 0.004) and baPWV (β = 3.532, P = 0.003). PWV values were higher in nonsurvivors. In survivors, PWV correlated with length of hospital stay.
conclusionCOVID-19 appears to be related to an enhanced PWV reflecting an increase in arterial stiffness. Higher PWV might be related to an increased length of hospital stay and mortality.
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