Females with Long COVID may be at higher risk of developing hypertension
A recent study, for the first time, has shown that resting BP (blood pressure) and central arterial stiffness are greater in females with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) compared with controls. However, peripheral and cerebral vascular functions appear unaffected.
Additionally, the study did not show any relationship between PASC symptom burden and arterial stiffness, BP, or vascular function measures. The findings, published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, suggest that women with PASC could be at greater risk of developing hypertension, which appears independent of symptom burden.
Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), colloquially referred to as long COVID-19 or long COVID, is when someone recovers from acute COVID-19 but shows a cluster of symptoms for months.
Between 10 and 20 percent of people who develop COVID-19 experience some symptoms of long COVID, such as fatigue, brain fog, and shortness of breath. Long COVID is more prevalent in women.
In the current study, researchers collected a variety of detailed cardiovascular measures from 12 women with long COVID and 11 healthy women (controls) matched for age, height, weight and body mass index. In addition, the long COVID participants answered a questionnaire about the nature and severity of their ongoing symptoms.
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