
A Covid-19 infection can lead to long-term cardiovascular complications by causing vascular damage, particularly in women, according to a new study by the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) and the University of Athens, published in the European Heart Journal .
The “CARTESIAN study” (Covid-19 effects on ARTErial StIffness and vascular AgeiNg) found that while blood vessels naturally become stiffer with age, a Covid infection may accelerate this process.
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