Evaluation of Aortic Elasticity Parameters in Survivors of COVID-19 Using Echocardiography Imaging

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dc.authoridKUCUK, UGUR/0000-0003-4669-7387
dc.contributor.authorKucuk, Ugur
dc.contributor.authorGazi, Emine
dc.contributor.authorDuygu, Ali
dc.contributor.authorAksit, Ercan
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:12:12Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:12:12Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: While severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) primarily affects lung tissue, it may cause direct or indirect damage to the cardiovascular system, and permanent damage may occur. Arterial stiffness is an early indicator of cardiovascular disease risk. The aim of our study was to establish the potential effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the vascular system evaluated by transthoracic echocardiographic examination. Subjects and Methods: This study compared arterial stiffness between the survivors of COVID-19 and those without a history of COVID-19 infection. The difference in aortic diameter was examined using echocardiography. Results: The study included 50 patients who survived COVID-19 in the last 3-6 months and 50 age- and gender-matched healthy volunteers. In surviving COVID-19 patients, aortic diastolic diameter in cm ([3.1 +/- 0.2] vs. [2.9 +/- 0.1], p < 0.001), pulse pressure (PP) ([43.02 +/- 14.05] vs. [35.74 +/- 9.86], p = 0.004), aortic distensibility ([5.61 +/- 3.57] vs. [8.31 +/- 3.82], p < 0.001), aortic strain ([10.56 +/- 4.91] vs. [13.88 +/- 5.86], p = 0.003), PP/stroke volume index ([1.25 +/- 0.47] vs. [0.98 +/- 0.28], p = 0.001), and aortic stiffness index ([2.82 +/- 0.47] vs. [2.46 +/- 0.45], p < 0.001) were statistically significant compared to the control group. Conclusion: SARS-CoV-2 may cause reduced or impaired aortic elasticity parameters linked to impaired arterial wall function in COVID-19 survivors compared with controls.
dc.description.sponsorshipCanakkale Onsekiz Mart University [THD-2021-3621]; Scientific Research Coordination Unit
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was supported by Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, the Scientific Research Coordination Unit (Project No. THD-2021-3621). The research sponsors did not participate in the study design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation, not involved in the writing of the manuscript, and the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
dc.identifier.doi10.1159/000522626
dc.identifier.endpage283
dc.identifier.issn1011-7571
dc.identifier.issn1423-0151
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.pmid35172305
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85134083985
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage276
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1159/000522626
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/20877
dc.identifier.volume31
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000893229800010
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKarger
dc.relation.ispartofMedical Principles and Practice
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectArterial stiffness
dc.subjectEchocardiography
dc.subjectSARS-CoV-2
dc.titleEvaluation of Aortic Elasticity Parameters in Survivors of COVID-19 Using Echocardiography Imaging
dc.typeArticle

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