Cardiovascular Research,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
119(2), P. 336 - 356
Published: July 25, 2022
Abstract
Long
COVID
has
become
a
world-wide,
non-communicable
epidemic,
caused
by
long-lasting
multiorgan
symptoms
that
endure
for
weeks
or
months
after
SARS-CoV-2
infection
already
subsided.
This
scientific
document
aims
to
provide
insight
into
the
possible
causes
and
therapeutic
options
available
cardiovascular
manifestations
of
long
COVID.
In
addition
chronic
fatigue,
which
is
common
symptom
COVID,
patients
may
present
with
chest
pain,
ECG
abnormalities,
postural
orthostatic
tachycardia,
newly
developed
supraventricular
ventricular
arrhythmias.
Imaging
heart
vessels
provided
evidence
chronic,
post-infectious
perimyocarditis
consequent
left
right
failure,
arterial
wall
inflammation,
microthrombosis
in
certain
patient
populations.
Better
understanding
underlying
cellular
molecular
mechanisms
will
aid
development
effective
treatment
strategies
its
manifestations.
A
number
have
been
proposed,
including
those
involving
direct
effects
on
myocardium,
microthrombotic
damage
endothelium,
persistent
inflammation.
Unfortunately,
existing
circulating
biomarkers,
coagulation,
inflammatory
markers,
are
not
highly
predictive
either
presence
outcome
when
measured
3
infection.
Further
studies
needed
understand
mechanisms,
identify
specific
guide
future
preventive
treatments
address
sequelae.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: April 5, 2022
About
10%
of
people
infected
by
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
2
experience
post
COVID-19
disease.
We
analysed
data
from
968
adult
patients
(5350
person-months)
with
a
confirmed
infection
enroled
in
the
ComPaRe
long
COVID
cohort,
disease
prevalent
prospective
e-cohort
such
France.
Day-by-day
prevalence
symptoms
was
determined
patients'
responses
to
Long
Symptom
Tool,
validated
self-reported
questionnaire
assessing
53
symptoms.
Among
symptomatic
after
months,
85%
still
reported
one
year
their
symptom
onset.
Evolution
showed
decreasing
over
time
for
27/53
(e.g.,
loss
taste/smell);
stable
18/53
dyspnoea),
and
an
increasing
8/53
paraesthesia).
The
impact
on
lives
began
6
months
Our
results
are
importance
understand
natural
history
Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
Accumulating
evidence
points
toward
a
very
high
prevalence
of
prolonged
neurological
symptoms
among
coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19)
survivors.
To
date,
there
are
no
solidified
criteria
for
'long-COVID'
diagnosis.
Nevertheless,
is
conceptualized
as
multi-organ
disorder
with
wide
spectrum
clinical
manifestations
that
may
be
indicative
underlying
pulmonary,
cardiovascular,
endocrine,
hematologic,
renal,
gastrointestinal,
dermatologic,
immunological,
psychiatric,
or
disease.
Involvement
the
central
peripheral
nervous
system
noted
in
more
than
one-third
patients
antecedent
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
2
(SARS-CoV-2)
infection,
while
an
approximately
threefold
higher
incidence
recorded
observational
studies
including
patient-reported
data.
The
most
frequent
encompass
fatigue;
'brain
fog';
headache;
cognitive
impairment;
sleep,
mood,
smell,
taste
disorders;
myalgias;
sensorimotor
deficits;
and
dysautonomia.
Although
limited
exists
to
date
on
pathophysiological
mechanisms
implicated
manifestation
'long-COVID',
neuroinflammatory
oxidative
stress
processes
thought
prevail
propagating
sequelae.
In
this
narrative
review,
we
sought
present
comprehensive
overview
our
current
understanding
features,
risk
factors,
Moreover,
propose
diagnostic
therapeutic
algorithms
aid
prompt
recognition
management
causes
persist
beyond
resolution
COVID-19.
Furthermore,
causal
treatments
currently
unavailable,
approaches
symptom-oriented
symptoms.
addition,
emphasize
collaborative
research
initiatives
urgently
needed
expedite
development
preventive
strategies
European Respiratory Review,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
31(163), P. 210185 - 210185
Published: March 9, 2022
Infection
with
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
2
(SARS-CoV-2)
is
responsible
for
the
disease
2019
(COVID-19)
pandemic
that
has
resulted
in
millions
of
deaths
and
a
major
strain
on
health
systems
worldwide.
Medical
treatments
COVID-19
(anticoagulants,
corticosteroids,
anti-inflammatory
drugs,
oxygenation
therapy
ventilation)
vaccination
have
improved
patient
outcomes.
The
majority
patients
will
recover
spontaneously
or
after
acute-phase
management,
but
clinicians
are
now
faced
long-term
complications
including
large
variety
symptoms,
defined
as
“post-acute
syndrome”.
Most
studies
focused
hospitalised
COVID-19,
not
restricted
to
these
exists
outpatients.
Given
diversity
symptoms
high
prevalence
persistent
management
requires
multidisciplinary
team
approach,
which
result
consumption
amounts
resources
coming
months.
In
this
review,
we
discuss
presentation,
prevalence,
pathophysiology
evolution
other
organ-related
injuries
associated
post-acute
syndrome.
JAMA Neurology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
79(5), P. 509 - 509
Published: March 8, 2022
Importance
Determining
the
long-term
impact
of
COVID-19
on
cognition
is
important
to
inform
immediate
steps
in
research
and
health
policy.
Objective
To
investigate
1-year
trajectory
cognitive
changes
older
survivors.
Design,
Setting,
Participants
This
cohort
study
recruited
3233
survivors
60
years
who
were
discharged
from
3
COVID-19–designated
hospitals
Wuhan,
China,
February
10
April
10,
2020.
Their
uninfected
spouses
(N
=
466)
as
a
control
population.
Participants
with
preinfection
impairment,
concomitant
neurological
disorder,
or
family
history
dementia
excluded,
well
those
severe
cardiac,
hepatic,
kidney
disease
any
kind
tumor.
Follow-up
monitoring
functioning
decline
took
place
at
6
12
months.
A
total
1438
438
individuals
included
final
follow-up.
was
categorized
nonsevere
following
American
Thoracic
Society
guidelines.
Main
Outcomes
Measures
The
main
outcome
change
1
year
after
patient
discharge.
Cognitive
during
first
second
6-month
follow-up
periods
assessed
using
Informant
Questionnaire
Decline
Elderly
Telephone
Interview
Status-40,
respectively.
Based
observed
2
periods,
trajectories
classified
into
4
categories:
stable
cognition,
early-onset
decline,
late-onset
progressive
decline.
Multinomial
conditional
logistical
regression
models
used
identify
factors
associated
risk
Results
Among
1317
screened,
participants
treated
for
(691
male
[48.05%]
747
female
[51.95%];
median
[IQR]
age,
69
[66-74]
years)
(222
[50.68%]
216
[49.32%];
67
completed
12-month
incidence
impairment
months
discharge
12.45%.
Individuals
cases
had
lower
Status-40
scores
than
(median
[IQR]:
severe,
22.50
[16.00-28.00];
nonsevere,
30.00
[26.00-33.00];
control,
31.00
[26.00-33.00]).
Severe
higher
(odds
ratio
[OR],
4.87;
95%
CI,
3.30-7.20),
(OR,
7.58;
3.58-16.03),
19.00;
9.14-39.51),
while
1.71;
1.30-2.27)
when
adjusting
sex,
education
level,
body
mass
index,
comorbidities.
Conclusions
Relevance
In
this
study,
survival
an
increase
longitudinal
highlighting
importance
measures
deal
challenge.
Journal of Investigative Medicine,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
70(1), P. 61 - 67
Published: Oct. 5, 2021
Long
COVID
is
characterized
by
the
emergence
of
multiple
debilitating
symptoms
following
SARS-CoV-2
infection.
Its
etiology
unclear
and
it
often
follows
a
mild
acute
illness.
Anecdotal
reports
gradual
clinical
responses
to
histamine
receptor
antagonists
(HRAs)
suggest
histamine-dependent
mechanism
that
distinct
from
anaphylaxis,
possibly
mediated
T
cells,
which
are
also
regulated
histamine.
cell
perturbations
have
been
previously
reported
in
post-viral
syndromes,
but
landscape
patients
who
recovered
COVID-19
its
relationship
both
long
any
symptomatic
response
HRA
remain
underexplored.
We
addressed
these
questions
an
observational
study
65
individuals
had
COVID-19.
Participants
were
surveyed
between
87
408
days
after
onset
symptoms;
none
required
hospitalization,
16
uneventfully,
49
developed
COVID.
Symptoms
quantified
using
structured
questionnaire
subsets
enumerated
standard
diagnostic
assay.
Patients
with
long-COVID
reduced
CD4+
CD8+
effector
memory
(EM)
numbers
increased
PD-1
(programmed
death
protein
1)
expression
on
central
(CM)
whereas
asymptomatic
participants
EM
cells
only
CD28
CM
cells.
72%
received
improvement,
although
profiling
did
not
clearly
distinguish
those
responded
HRA.
This
demonstrates
persist
for
several
months
associated
symptoms.
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: June 30, 2022
The
duration
and
severity
of
COVID-19
are
related
to
age,
comorbidities,
cytokine
synthesis.
This
study
evaluated
the
impact
these
factors
on
patients
with
clinical
presentations
in
a
Brazilian
cohort.
A
total
317
diagnosed
were
included;
cases
distributed
according
status
as
severe
(n=91),
moderate
(n=56)
mild
(n=170).
Of
patients,
92
had
acute
at
sample
collection,
90
already
recovered
from
without
sequelae,
135
sequelae
(long
COVID
syndrome).
In
group,
form
higher
IL-6
levels
(p=0.0260).
post-COVID-19
there
was
no
significant
difference
between
groups
different
conditions.
younger
TNF-α,
comorbidities
IL-4
IL-2
(p<0.05).
contrast,
over
age
60
IL-6.
subjects
long
IL-17
(p<0.05),
IL-10,
IL-
4
Our
results
suggest
that
advanced
elevated
serum
associated
good
markers
differentiate
cases.
Furthermore,
high
low
IL-10
appear
constitute
profile
COVID-19,
potential
targets
for
treatment
prevention
strategies.
Clinical & Experimental Allergy,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
51(9), P. 1107 - 1120
Published: Aug. 5, 2021
The
long-term
sequalae
of
COVID-19
remain
poorly
characterized.
We
assessed
persistent
symptoms
in
previously
hospitalized
patients
with
and
potential
risk
factors.
COVID-19,
with
persistent
and
new
onset
of
symptoms
such
as
fatigue,
post-exertional
malaise,
cognitive
dysfunction
that
last
for
months
impact
everyday
functioning,
is
referred
to
Long
COVID
under
the
general
category
post-acute
sequelae
SARS-CoV-2
infection
(PASC).
PASC
highly
heterogenous
may
be
associated
multisystem
tissue
damage/dysfunction
including
acute
encephalitis,
cardiopulmonary
syndromes,
fibrosis,
hepatobiliary
damages,
gastrointestinal
dysregulation,
myocardial
infarction,
neuromuscular
neuropsychiatric
disorders,
pulmonary
damage,
renal
failure,
stroke,
vascular
endothelial
dysregulation.
A
better
understanding
pathophysiologic
mechanisms
underlying
essential
guide
prevention
treatment.
This
review
addresses
potential
hypotheses
connect
long-term
health
consequences.
Comparisons
between
other
virus-initiated
chronic
syndromes
myalgic
encephalomyelitis/chronic
fatigue
syndrome
postural
orthostatic
tachycardia
will
addressed.
Aligning
identifying
potentially
regulated
common
underlining
pathways
necessary
true
nature
PASC.
The
discussed
contributors
include
from
injury
one
or
more
organs,
reservoirs
replicating
virus
its
remnants
in
several
tissues,
re-activation
latent
pathogens
Epstein-Barr
herpes
viruses
COVID-19
immune-dysregulated
environment,
interactions
host
microbiome/virome
communities,
clotting/coagulation
dysfunctional
brainstem/vagus
nerve
signaling,
dysautonomia
autonomic
dysfunction,
ongoing
activity
primed
immune
cells,
autoimmunity
due
molecular
mimicry
pathogen
proteins.
individualized
suggests
different
therapeutic
approaches
required
best
manage
specific
patients.