COVID-19 Linked to Accelerated Arterial Aging,study Finds
OXFORD,ENGLAND – โฃ New research published August 17,2025,inโค the Europeanโ Heart Journal suggests that COVID-19โ infection may accelerate vascular aging byโ as muchโ asโ five years,tho some of the damage appears partially reversible. The โคfindings, stemming from extensive analysis led by a collaborative international team of researchers, โขraiseโ concerns โabout the long-termโค cardiovascular โhealth consequences of the pandemic.
The study, involving a comprehensive list of 118 researchers including Hettab, Junior Justin, Diego Moriconi, saverio Fabbri, Jean Sebastien Hulot, Antoine Fayol, Marie Courbebaisse, Beatrice โParfait, David Lebeaux,โ Gรฉrard Friedlander, Jeremy Bellien, Robinson Joannides, Michele Iacob, Anne-marie Leroi, Athanase Benetos, โIoannis Georgiopoulos, Dimitrios โTerentes-Printzios, Georgia โChristopoulou, โขKonstantinosโข Tsioufis, Vasiliki โGardikioti,โ Charalambosโฃ Vlachopoulos, Ignatios Ikonomidis, Vaia Lambadiari, Alkaternini Kountouri, Konstantinos Katogiannis, Ana Jeronฤiฤ, Mario Podrug, Mirela โคPaviฤiฤ-Ivelja, Pjero Koren, Mariaโค Lorenza Muiesan, Anna Paini, Massimo Salvetti, marco Cacciatore, Giacomo Pucci, Fabio Anastasio, Elisa Scarnecchia, Cristina Giannattasio, Maloberti Alessandro, Michela algeri, Antonella Moreo, Chiara Tognola, Andrea Grillo, Bruno Fabris,โค Stella Bernadi, Matteoโ Rovina, Giuliano Di Pierro, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Sabina armenia,โฃ Elisabetta Bianchini, Lucaโ Zanoli, Pietro Castellino, Arturo Montineri, Alice Sciuto, Davide โGrassi, โJolita Badariene, ligita โRyliskyte, Agneโข Laucyte-Cibulskiene, Ligitaโ Jancoriene, โฃKristina ryliskiene, Agne Juceviciene, Milda Kovaite, Lauraโข Balkeviciene,โฃ Carlos G Ramos-Becerra, Guillermosโค Alanis-Sรกnchez, Pedro Martinez-Ayala, ernesto โG โฃCardona-Muรฑรณz,โ David Cardona-Muller, Mai โTone Lonnebakken, Caroline Annette Berge, Lucimere bohn, Josรฉ Oliveira, โEmilia Alves, Simao Pedro costa, Telmo Pereira, Armando caseiro, Fรกbio Lira, Maria Rosaโ Bernal Lรณpez, Marรญa Isabel โRuiz Moreno, Ricardo โGรณmez Huelgas, Almudenaโฃ Lopez sampalo,โค Jaime Sanz Canovas, Victor Antonioโค vargas Cancela, Lidia Cobos Palacios, Juan โJosรฉ Mancebo Sevilla, Arzu nazlฤฑ Zeka, Ebru รzpelit, Canet ฤฐncir,โ Mustafa M Barฤฑล, Yeลim Tunรงok, Ali Canturk, Hasanโฃ Can Cimilli, Leila Abid, salem โAbdessalem, Selma โCharfeddine, Amineโฃ Bahloul, Rania Hammami, mahdi Walha, Alun Hughes, Chloe โขPark, โคAlexandra Jamieson, โPhilip J Chowienczyk, Luca Faconti, bushra Farukh, โขRiazโ Akhtar, Alena shantsila, Gregory Lip, Alvaroโข N Gurovich, Manuel Gomez, Leeโค Stoner, โMichelle Meyer, Erik hanson, Gabriel Zieff, Patricia โPagan Lassalle and โLauren Bates, indicates that COVID-19’s impact โextends beyondโค acute respiratoryโ illness, perhaps contributing to a surge in cardiovascular disease โขin the years โคto come. Vascularโฃ agingโ is a key driver of conditions like heart attack, stroke, and dementia, and accelerating this process even โฃmodestly could โขhave notable โขpublic health ramifications.
The research team investigated โthe effects of COVID-19 on vascular function and structure, finding evidence of โincreased โฃarterialโ stiffness and endothelial โdysfunction – hallmarks of aging – in individuals following infection.โ A separate study published โconcurrently by Syed Bukhari, Marie D Gerhard-Hermanโ and Behnood Bikdeliโ further explores the mechanisms โขbehind this “accelerated yet partially reversible clock,” suggestingโข that inflammation and โฃimmune dysregulation triggeredโฃ by the virus play a crucial role. While theโข observed vascularโข changes were substantial, the research also offers โa glimmer ofโค hope, indicating that โขsome degreeโฃ of recovery is possible after the โขacute phaseโข of infectionโฃ subsides.
Theโ findings underscore theโค importance โof continuedโ cardiovascular monitoring for individuals who have contracted COVID-19, even after recovery. โข Further