Association of acute COVID-19 with 24 hours-pulse wave velocity in cameroonian workers
Health sci. dis
; 24(1): 56-60, 2023. tables, figures
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Introduction. COVID-19appears to have a vascular tropism responsible for diffuse vasculitis-like cell damage. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of Sars-Cov-2 infection on arterial stiffness.Material and methods. This was a cross-sectional analytical case-controlstudy with 11 matching (1 case to 1 control) over a six-month period from January 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021 at the medical-social centerof the autonomous port of Douala. We measured the pulse wave velocity (PWV) in two groups of patients (group 1 COVID-19and group 2 non-COVID-19) using a MOBIL-O-GRAPH 24h PWA MonitorTM. A p-value < 0.05 was considered significant.Result. A total of 122 patients (61 COVID-19and 61 non-covid) were included in this study, among which 68 (55.7%) male. The mean age was 41±11 years. PWV as well as POV adjusted for age and mean BP were similar in both groups. The mean 24-hour, diurnal and nocturnal PWV were slightly higher in COVID-19patients than in controls by 0.1 m/s (p=0.67), 0.2m/s (p=0.37) and 0.2m/s (p=0.25) respectively. COVID-19infection was not significantly associated with PWV (p=0.082).Conclusion. PWV were slightly higher in COVID-19patients and increased arterial stiffness was not significantly associated with COVID-19status in the acute phase of infection.
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Pulse Wave Analysis
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Health sci. dis
Year:
2023
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Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Douala General Hospital/CM
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Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of Yaounde/CM
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Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Douala/CM
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Laquintinie Hospital in Douala/CM
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