挥之不起的副作用清单似乎永远存在，现在还有另一个复杂的考虑。那些感染了共证的人，尤其是女性 - 可能会留下老化和僵硬的血管。 A new study published in the European Heart Journal has found that COVID accelerates vascular aging, which causes the structure and function of arteries to deteriorate.感染后持续存在的症状可能持续数月或数年，可能会增加中风和心脏病发作的风险。 Covid和Heartprevious的研究表明，无论是严重或轻度病例的Covid感染如何带来各种心脏问题。已知该病毒会引发心肌损伤，当心肌受损并且其细胞开始死亡时。由于炎症而造成互联的原因之一。 Infection with COVID activates the immune system, which sometimes acts too hastily and produces an excessive amount of cytokines (proteins central to immune response). This “cytokine storm” can overwhelm the heart in many ways: throwing its rhythm off balance, promoting the growth of plaques, and increasing the risk of blood clots. Read More: Mental Recovery From COVID-19 Symptoms Can Take Up to 9 MonthsMeasuring Vascular Age To understand what is happening to people’s hearts following COVID infection, the new study honed in on the virus’ effects on blood vessels. “We know that Covid can directly affect blood vessels. We believe that this may result in what we call early vascular aging, meaning that your blood vessels are older than your chronological age and you are more susceptible to heart disease,” said study author Rosa Maria Bruno, a professor of clinical pharmacology at Paris Cité University, in a statement. “If that is happening, we need to identify who is at risk at an early stage to prevent heart attacks and strokes.For the study, researchers recruited 2,390 people from 16 different countries between Se