ArticleMedical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre2022
Evaluation of Aortic Elasticity Parameters in Survivors of COVID-19 Using Echocardiography Imaging.
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- A deeper look at long-term effects of COVID-19 on myocardial function in survivors with no prior heart diseases: a GRADE approach systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Pooled it
- 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
- Vascular Alterations Following COVID-19 Infection: A Comprehensive Literature Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Delineating COVID-19 subgroups using routine clinical data identifies distinct in-hospital outcomes.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Correspondence between Aortic and Arterial Stiffness, and Diastolic Dysfunction in Apparently Healthy Female Patients with Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Distinct Features of Vascular Diseases in COVID-19.Journal of inflammation research · 2023Review
- Letter regarding the Published Article "Evaluation of Aortic Elasticity Parameters in Survivors of COVID-19 Using Echocardiography Imaging".Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2022Article
- Reply to the Letter regarding the Published Article "Evaluation of Aortic Elasticity Parameters in Survivors of COVID-19 Using Echocardiography Imaging".Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveWhile severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) primarily affects lung tissue, it may cause direct or indirect damage to the cardiovascular system, and permanent damage may occur. Arterial stiffness is an early indicator of cardiovascular disease risk. The aim of our study was to establish the potential effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the vascular system evaluated by transthoracic echocardiographic examination. SUBJECTS AND
methodsThis study compared arterial stiffness between the survivors of COVID-19 and those without a history of COVID-19 infection. The difference in aortic diameter was examined using echocardiography.
resultsThe study included 50 patients who survived COVID-19 in the last 3-6 months and 50 age- and gender-matched healthy volunteers. In surviving COVID-19 patients, aortic diastolic diameter in cm ([3.1 ± 0.2] vs. [2.9 ± 0.1], p < 0.001), pulse pressure (PP) ([43.02 ± 14.05] vs. [35.74 ± 9.86], p = 0.004), aortic distensibility ([5.61 ± 3.57] vs. [8.31 ± 3.82], p < 0.001), aortic strain ([10.56 ± 4.91] vs. [13.88 ± 5.86], p = 0.003), PP/stroke volume index ([1.25 ± 0.47] vs. [0.98 ± 0.28], p = 0.001), and aortic stiffness index ([2.82 ± 0.47] vs. [2.46 ± 0.45], p < 0.001) were statistically significant compared to the control group.
conclusionSARS-CoV-2 may cause reduced or impaired aortic elasticity parameters linked to impaired arterial wall function in COVID-19 survivors compared with controls.
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