Relationship between the structure, function and endothelial damage, and vascular ageing and the biopsychological situation in adults diagnosed with persistent COVID (BioICOPER study). A research protocol of a cross-sectional study

Background: SARS-CoV-2 infection affects the vascular endothelium, which mediates the inflammatory and thrombotic cascade. Moreover, alterations in the endothelium are related to arterial stiffness, which has been established as a marker of cardiovascular disease. The objective of this study is to a...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Physiology
Main Authors:	Leticia Gómez-Sánchez, Olaya Tamayo-Morales, Nuria Suárez-Moreno, Jesus F. Bermejo-Martín, Andrea Domínguez-Martín, José A. Martín-Oterino, José I. Martín-González, David González-Calle, Ángel García-García, Cristina Lugones-Sánchez, Susana González-Sánchez, Raquel Jiménez-Gómez, Luis García-Ortiz, Manuel A. Gómez-Marcos, Elena Navarro-Matías, ICOPER investigators group
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Subjects:	post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (MeSH) ageing (MeSH) vascular stiffness (MeSH) atherosclerosis (MeSH) endothelial damage exercise (MeSH)
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2023.1236430/full