{"id":3481,"date":"2025-09-23T16:30:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T16:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conneqthealth.com\/insights\/?p=3481"},"modified":"2026-04-01T18:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:07:10","slug":"covid-aged-arteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conneqthealth.com\/insights\/covid-aged-arteries\/","title":{"rendered":"How COVID May Affect Vascular Health and What to Monitor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You caught COVID. The test turned positive, and for several days you were down: fever, cough, and a fatigue that made even simple tasks feel impossible. But eventually your fever broke, your cough eased, and the test came back negative. When your energy started to return, you were convinced your body had fully recovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\">You felt fine. Your lungs cleared. Your test was negative. But your arteries may have just aged five years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That was the unsettling finding from a major new international study in the\u00a0<em>European Heart Journal.<\/em>\u00a0Known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/eurheartj\/advance-article\/doi\/10.1093\/eurheartj\/ehaf430\/8236450#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CARTESIAN study<\/a>, it followed more than 2,300 people across 16 countries and confirmed what many suspected: COVID-19 didn\u2019t just affect the lungs. It accelerated the aging of blood vessels, a phenomenon scientists call early vascular ageing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-covid-doesn-t-just-steal-breath-it-steals-years-from-your-arteries\">COVID Doesn\u2019t Just Steal Breath, It Steals Years From Your Arteries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers measured arterial stiffness using pulse wave velocity (PWV), the gold standard for assessing vascular aging. Higher PWV means arteries are stiffer, behaving as if they belong to someone older, and strongly predicts heart attack, stroke, and dementia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the crucial link: in CARTESIAN, over 90% of PWV measurements came from SphygmoCor\u00ae technology, the same system trusted in cardiology labs and clinical trials worldwide. That very technology now powers\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/conneqthealth.com\/\">The Pulse by CONNEQT Health<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0putting gold-standard vascular testing in your hands at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The findings were clear:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>People with prior infection showed stiffer arteries than those never infected. On average, infection was linked to about five years of added vascular aging.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In women, even mild infections produced this effect, with PWV rising by as much as 1 meter per second in severe cases.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In men, PWV increases were smaller and not statistically significant after adjustment.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Women who required intensive care showed the steepest increases, nearly eight years of added vascular age.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Women with long COVID symptoms such as fatigue and breathlessness had higher PWV than those fully recovered.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At 12 months, PWV stabilized or slightly improved in COVID groups, but did not return to baseline.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>COVID didn\u2019t just come and go. For many, especially women, it rewound the clock on their arteries.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-arterial-stiffness-matters-more-than-a-traditional-cuff-reading-nbsp\">Why Arterial Stiffness Matters More Than a Traditional Cuff Reading&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Arterial stiffness isn\u2019t something you can feel, and it doesn\u2019t show up on a basic home cuff. Traditional brachial blood pressure readings only capture pressure at the arm. They miss central pressures, wave reflections, and oxygen supply, the very signals that reveal whether your arteries are straining under hidden pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of it this way: a cuff gives you a snapshot; arterial intelligence gives you a forecast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why PWV matters. It shows how quickly your vascular system is aging, long before symptoms appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-from-gold-standard-research-to-at-home-action-nbsp\">From Gold-Standard Research to At-Home Action&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The CARTESIAN study relied on SphygmoCor\u00ae technology. That same system now powers <a href=\"https:\/\/conneqthealth.com\/shop\/checkouts\/order\/\">The Pulse by CONNEQT Health<\/a>, giving you access to the very signals researchers used to track vascular aging, right from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the Pulse, you don\u2019t just see a brachial reading. You see:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conneqthealth.com\/insights\/what-is-central-blood-pressure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Central blood pressure (CBP)<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> the pressure your heart and organs actually face.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conneqthealth.com\/insights\/interpreting-your-augmentation-index-and-augmentation-pressure-results-using-the-pulse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Augmentation pressure (AP) and augmentation index (AIx)<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> early indicators of arterial stiffness.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conneqthealth.com\/insights\/what-is-subendocardial-viability-ratio-sevr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>SEVR (subendocardial viability ratio)<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> whether your heart muscle is getting enough oxygen.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/conneqthealth.com\/insights\/interpreting_your_heart_rate_results_using_the_conneqt_pulse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Heart rate<\/strong><\/a><strong> and <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/conneqthealth.com\/insights\/interpreting-your-brachial-blood-pressure-results-using-the-pulse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>brachial blood pressure<\/strong><\/a>: essential vitals that provide context for every reading.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Clinical-grade technology, without the clinic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-hidden-reason-women-showed-greater-vascular-aging-nbsp\">The Hidden Reason Women Showed Greater Vascular Aging&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientists believe COVID may accelerate vascular aging by targeting ACE2 receptors in the vessel lining, sparking inflammation that stiffens arteries. Women showed a stronger effect in the CARTESIAN study, which may be tied to immune response differences, a defense that fights infection more aggressively but can also drive more post-viral inflammation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, COVID survivors as a group showed signs of stiffer arteries, with women driving the clearest and most consistent changes in the study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-can-t-undo-covid-but-you-can-change-what-comes-next-nbsp\">You Can\u2019t Undo COVID, But You Can Change What Comes Next&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>COVID-19 highlighted how quickly arteries can change. The good news is that vascular age isn\u2019t fixed. It can improve with exercise, better sleep, stress management, diet, and medication when needed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/conneqthealth.com\/arterial-assessment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Pulse gives you a way to see those changes in real time<\/a>, not years later after symptoms strike. By measuring the same signals used in the CARTESIAN study, you can act earlier, track progress, and work with your physician to stay ahead.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COVID changed more than how we breathe. For many, it changed how fast their arteries are aging. The Pulse is one of the few ways to see that change and respond before it shapes your future risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your age is measured in years. Your health is measured in arteries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiex.com\/resources\/clinical-research-repository\/\">Sources<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You caught COVID. 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