The COVID-19 virus (in yellow) emerges from cells. NIAID
Women infected with COVID-19 were more likely to have aged blood vessels, according to a new study.
Rosa Maria Bruno, a professor with Université Paris Cité in France, and co-authors examined 1,024 individuals who participated in a prospective study across 34 centers in 16 countries, including centers in Austria, Brazil, and Canada. They aimed to figure out whether people who were infected with COVID-19 experienced faster aging of blood vessels, using carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, a biomarker of artery stiffness.
