Tag: PWV
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COVID-19 May Accelerate Vascular Aging in Women: New Findings
COVID-19 may accelerate vascular aging in women: key findings A new international study published in the European Heart Journal reports that infection with SARS-CoV-2 could hasten the loss of elasticity in the walls of blood vessels among women. The increase in arterial stiffness after COVID-19 begins to resemble vascular aging that would typically take several…
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COVID-19 Accelerates Vascular Aging in Women, Laval Study Finds
New evidence from Laval and international partners A large international study led by researchers at Université Laval has found that a COVID-19 infection appears to accelerate vascular aging in women, while men do not show the same effect. The work examined how the disease affects arterial stiffness in about 2,100 people across 18 countries, including…