Incidence and predictors of development of new onset hypertension post COVID-19 disease.

Aims: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 virus) affects vital organs and causes vascular injury. There are concerns that this injury may have long-term consequences on the cardiovascular system after recovery from COVID-19. We investigated the incidence and predictors of new-onset hypertension at 1-year follow-up post-COVID-19 disease.

Predictive role of novel echocardiographic parameter aortic velocity propagation, QRISK3 and Framingham risk score for presence and severity of CAD in Asian patients.

Despite having clinical relevance, arterial stiffness is neglected and not routinely used parameter for evaluation of atherosclerosis. This study aimed to investigate the predictive role of simple non-invasive echocardiographic index of aortic stiffness aortic velocity propagation (AVP), Framingham risk score (FHS) and QRISK3 score for presence and severity of CAD. This cross-sectional comparative study included 250 patients who required conventional coronary angiogram for stable CAD.