# Reply to Saleh et al. COVID-19 and Atherosclerosis: Is There an Association? Comment on “Bielecka et al. From Systemic Inflammation to Vascular Remodeling: Investigating Carotid IMT in COVID-19 Survivors. Viruses 2025, 17, 1196”

**Authors:** Emilia Bielecka-Richter, Piotr Sielatycki, Paulina Pietraszko, Sara Anna Frankowska, Edyta Zbroch

PMC · DOI: 10.3390/v18020190 · Viruses · 2026-01-30

## Full-text entities

- **Genes:** CIMT (Carotid intimal medial thickness) [NCBI Gene 404677], CRP (C-reactive protein) [NCBI Gene 1401] {aka PTX1}
- **Diseases:** Inflammation (MESH:D007249), injury to (MESH:D014947), COVID-19 (MESH:D000086382), Atherosclerosis (MESH:D050197)
- **Chemicals:** lipid (MESH:D008055)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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