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Covid can cause arterial stiffness: AIIMS-PATNA Study

Patna: Covid-19 has caused arterial stiffness in some weeks for weeks even after recovery, a study conducted at the All India Institute of Medical Science-Patna (AIIMS-P) during the second wave revealed.
The Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine has published the abstract of this study conducted by a team of doctors led by Dr.
Sanjeev Kumar from Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery and Nodal Officers Covid Facilities in Aiims-Patna.
The sample size for this study included patients undergoing treatment in the Icus and Ward in the hospital.
Others related to the study included the Director of AIIMS-P Dr.
Singh, Dr.
Abhyuday Kumar, Divendu Bhushan, Dr.
Amarjeet Kumar, Dr.
Ajeet Kumar and Dr.
Veena Singh.
“The data obtained during the test shows that medium and heavy covid patients have a very significant increase in arterial rigidity compared to those who have mild symptoms,” he said.
Dr.
Neeraj Kumar, is responsible for the research project, said all parameters measured confirm the increase in arterial rigidity in accordance with the severity of covid disease simultaneously.
This study establishes proportional functional stretch of arteries with the severity of Covid infection.
“The effect of arterial stiffness can vary from one patient to another.
Even after recovery, they are at risk of experiencing a heart attack, brain stroke, loss of vision and kidney failure,” Dr.
Neeraj said.
Such patients must regularly examine and control their arterial stiffness to maintain cardiovascular health.
The general symptom of the post-covid artery stiffness is a hypertension feature, shortness of breath, fatigue, lack of sleep and sweating, he said.
Dr.
Neeraj even advised people who recover from Covid infection to visit AIIMS-P to test their arterial stiffness so that it can reduce the risk of long-term complications.

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