Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA new study published in the European Heart Journal indicates that a Covid infection can accelerate the aging of blood vessels, potentially by around five years. This premature vascular aging, which increases the risk of heart attack and stroke, was found to be particularly pronounced in women. The research, involving nearly 2,500 participants, measured arterial stiffness and found that all groups who had contracted Covid exhibited stiffer arteries compared to those who had not. An increase in arterial stiffness of approximately 0.5 meters per second, equivalent to five years of aging, was deemed clinically relevant and raises the risk of cardiovascular disease. Researchers suggest that women's more robust immune response to Covid, while protective against infection, might also contribute to increased damage to blood vessels post-infection. In fullThe worrying thing Covid can do to your blood revealed by new studyThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Research finds that Covid can age blood vessels, particularly in women
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA new study published in the European Heart Journal indicates that a Covid infection can accelerate the aging of blood vessels, potentially by around five years. This premature vascular aging, which increases the risk of heart attack and stroke, was found to be particularly pronounced in women. The research, involving nearly 2,500 participants, measured arterial stiffness and found that all groups who had contracted Covid exhibited stiffer arteries compared to those who had not. An increase in arterial stiffness of approximately 0.5 meters per second, equivalent to five years of aging, was deemed clinically relevant and raises the risk of cardiovascular disease. Researchers suggest that women's more robust immune response to Covid, while protective against infection, might also contribute to increased damage to blood vessels post-infection. In fullThe worrying thing Covid can do to your blood revealed by new studyThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
