Association of COVID-19 and Arterial Stiffness Assessed using Cardiovascular Index (CAVI).

Valery I Podzolkov Anna E Bragina Aida I Tarzimanova Lyubov V Vasilyeva Ilya Shvedov Natalya A Druzhinina Yulia N Rodionova Tatiana I Ishina Iuliia Akyol Valentina Maximova Alexander G Cherepanov

Published in: Current hypertension reviews (2024)

Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 had significantly higher cardio-ankle vascular index values compared to the control group. An association between an increased cardio-ankle vascular index and COVID-19 was revealed, independent of age, hypertension, plasma glucose level, glomerular filtration rate and diabetes mellitus.

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coronavirus disease
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respiratory syndrome coronavirus
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skeletal muscle