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EARLY DETECTION OF VESSEL DAMAGE IN PATIENTS AFTER COVID-19.

  • Funded by Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMW)
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Grant number: 1.043E+13

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020
    2021

  • Funder

    Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMW)

  • Principal Investigator

    Dr MC. Warlé

  • Research Location

    N/A

  • Lead Research Institution

    Radboudumc

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Clinical characterisation and management

  • Research Subcategory

    Prognostic factors for disease severity

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    Unspecified

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

Cause The coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) causes the disease COVID-19, which can lead to damage to the inside of the blood vessels. If this damage continues for a long time, it leads to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in the long term. We investigated this blood vessel damage in 203 COVID-19 patients diagnosed at the Bernhoven hospital during the first wave (February to May 2020). Results These patients underwent a test to map blood vessel damage 6 to 20 weeks after recovery from COVID-19. These test results have been compared with test results from a control group consisting of patients and healthy volunteers who have not had COVID-19. The presence of blood vessel damage in COVID-19 patients was comparable to that of the control group, 22.5% and 18.6%, respectively. These results are an important first indication that COVID-19 does not lead to permanent vascular damage.