Thread by @elisaperego78

Another study proves the important long-term cardiovascular damage of SARS-CoV-2 infection 🧵
| sample n=70 PCR + mild to severe covid patients | ~4 month after infection | evidence of endothelial, cardiac ❤ vascular dysfunction❗

#LongCovid #apresJ20

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

Main finds in the covid sample include: persistent symptoms like fatigue, dyspnea, cough, chest pain | evidence of arterial stiffness | abnormalities in biomarkers of endothelial function | evidence of oxidative stress | evidence of impaired cardiac function
#LongCovid

Two control groups were used n=70 patients each | 1= healthy controls, 2= hypertensive people ⏩ #LongCovid patients show some similarities with the hypertensive controls but with *worse* results in some biomarkers! | impaired cardiovascular function was noted vs healthy controls

Conclusion: SARS-CoV-2 infection exerts prolonged effects on cardiovascular health ❗ | mild + severe covid patients are at risk | subclinical sequelae i.e. barely symptomatic are of concern | new guidelines reccomend follow up of patients for cardiovascular disease
#LongCovid

Authors also draw comparisons with phenomena seen in systemic inflammatory | cardiovascular diseases like reumathoid arthritis, psoriasis | or hypertension | phenomena of interest include prolonged inflammation, endothelial dysfunction and oxidative stress
#LongCovid

Thanks @lethiecv for drawing attention to this study #apresJ20 #LongCovid

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