Impact of breakthrough COVID-19 cases during the omicron wave on vascular health and cardiac autonomic function in young adults

Rachel J. Skow, Damsara Nandadeva, Ann‐Katrin Grotle, Brandi Y. Stephens, Alexis N. Wright, Paul J. Fadel

American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology · 2022 · 28 citations · 17 references

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We show for the first time that breakthrough cases of COVID-19 during the Omicron wave does not impact vascular health and cardiac autonomic function in young adults. These are promising results considering earlier research showing impaired vascular and autonomic function following previous variants of COVID-19. Collectively, these data demonstrate that the recent Omicron variant is not detrimental to cardiovascular health in young, otherwise healthy, vaccinated adults.

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