American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
16(6), P. 659 - 678
Published: Aug. 11, 2022
From
the
start
of
COVID-19
pandemic
until
today
more
than
2
million
SARS-CoV-2
genome
sequences
has
been
generated
and
shared
that
inform
about
outbreak
control,
disease
surveillance,
public
health
policy
[1].
The
"probable
future
many
scientists
now
fears
are
is
a
virus
shows
no
signs
disappearing
based
on
variants
detected,
where
they
adept
by
moving
way
to
avoid
human
body's
defenses".
most
important
behavior
observed
"coronavirus
evolved
adaptation
reinfect
people,
taking
us
being
all
our
effort
be
prepared
for
long-term
patterns
survive
among
seems
probability
having
different
waves
two
or
infections
year
it
possible".
An
"additional
accumulative
problem
millions
people
survived
infection
long
symptoms".
JAMA Internal Medicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
184(4), P. 414 - 414
Published: Feb. 26, 2024
Importance
COVID-19
infection
is
associated
with
a
high
incidence
of
acute
kidney
injury
(AKI).
Although
rapid
function
decline
has
been
reported
in
the
first
few
months
after
COVID-19−associated
AKI
(COVID-AKI),
longer-term
association
COVID-AKI
remains
unknown.
Objective
To
assess
long-term
outcomes
patients
who
had
AKI.
Design,
Setting,
and
Participants
This
was
retrospective
longitudinal
multicenter
cohort
study
conducted
large
hospital
system
using
electronic
health
records
data
on
adult
hospitalized
or
other
illnesses.
Included
were
during
pandemic
(March
2020-June
2022),
screened
for
SARS-CoV-2,
AKI,
survived
to
discharge,
5
years
before
(October
2016-January
2020),
positive
influenza
A
B
test
result,
discharge.
Patients
followed
up
maximum
2
Data
analyses
performed
from
December
2022
November
2023.
Exposure
influenza.
Main
Outcomes
Measures
The
primary
outcome
major
adverse
events
(MAKE),
defined
as
composite
mortality
worsened
(estimated
glomerular
filtration
rate
[eGFR]
by
≥25%
discharge
eGFR
failure
requiring
dialysis).
Multivariable
time-to-event
compare
MAKE
between
individuals
those
illnesses
same
period.
For
further
comparison,
this
assessed
historic
influenza-associated
Results
included
9624
(mean
[SD]
age,
69.0
[15.7]
years;
4955
[51.5%]
females)
including
987
COVID-AKI,
276
8361
(other-AKI).
Compared
groups,
slightly
younger
higher
baseline
eGFR,
worse
comorbidity
scores,
markers
illness
severity,
longer
stay.
other-AKI
group,
group
lower
(adjusted
hazard
ratio
[aHR],
0.67;
95%
CI,
0.59-0.75)
due
all-cause
(aHR,
0.31;
0.24-0.39)
rates
0.78;
0.69-0.88).
Conclusions
Relevance
findings
indicate
that
survivors
hospitalization
experience
MAKE,
decline,
compared
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Feb. 19, 2025
Abstract
We
investigated
the
long-term
kidney
and
cardiovascular
outcomes
of
patients
with
chronic
disease
(CKD)
after
COVID-19.
Our
retrospective
cohort
consisted
834
CKD
COVID-19
6,167
without
between
3/11/2020
to
7/1/2023.
Multivariate
competing
risk
regression
models
were
used
estimate
(as
adjusted
hazard
ratios
(aHR)
95%
confidence
intervals
(CI))
progression
a
more
advanced
stage
(Stage
4
or
5)
major
adverse
events
(MAKE),
(MACE)
at
6-,
12-,
24-month
follow
up.
Hospitalized
12
24
months
(aHR
1.62
CI[1.24,2.13]
1.76
[1.30,
2.40],
respectively),
but
not
non-hospitalized
patients,
higher
compared
those
Both
hospitalized
MAKE
12-
24-months
1.73
[1.21,
2.50],
1.77
[1.34,
2.33],
1.31
[1.05,
1.64],
MACE
increases
in
CKD.
These
findings
highlight
need
for
close
up
care
therapies
that
slow
this
high-risk
subgroup.
Frontiers in Pharmacology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14
Published: Jan. 3, 2024
Introduction:
The
severe
cases
of
COVID-19,
a
disease
caused
by
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus-2
(SARS-CoV-2),
often
present
with
kidney
injury
(AKI).
Although
old
age
and
preexisting
medical
conditions
have
been
identified
as
principal
risk
factors
for
COVID-19-associated
AKI,
the
molecular
basis
behind
such
connection
remains
unknown.
In
this
study,
we
investigated
pathogenic
role
Klotho
deficiency
in
AKI
explored
therapeutic
potential
Klotho-derived
peptide
1
(KP1).
Methods:
We
assessed
susceptibility
deficient
Kl/Kl
mice
to
developing
after
expression
SARS-CoV-2
N
protein.
KP1
ameliorating
tubular
was
using
cultured
proximal
cells
(HK-2)
vitro
mouse
model
ischemia-reperfusion
(IRI)
vivo
.
Results:
Renal
markedly
downregulated
various
chronic
(CKD)
models
aged
mice.
Compared
wild-type
counterparts,
mutant
KL/KL
were
susceptible
overexpression
protein
developed
lesions
resembling
AKI.
,
alone
induced
HK-2
express
markers
injury,
cellular
senescence,
apoptosis
epithelial-mesenchymal
transition,
whereas
both
abolished
these
lesions.
Furthermore,
mitigated
dysfunction,
alleviated
inhibited
IRI
Conclusion:
These
findings
suggest
that
is
key
determinant
As
such,
KP1,
small
recapitulating
function,
could
be
an
effective
alleviating
COVID-19
patients.
Vaccines,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(2), P. 146 - 146
Published: Jan. 30, 2024
Background:
There
are
knowledge
gaps
about
factors
associated
with
acute
kidney
injury
(AKI)
among
COVID-19
patients.
To
examine
AKI
predictors
patients,
a
retrospective
longitudinal
cohort
study
was
conducted
between
January
2020
and
December
2022.
Logistic
regression
models
were
used
to
of
AKI,
survival
analysis
performed
mortality
in
Results:
A
total
742,799
veterans
diagnosed
included
95,573
hospitalized
within
60
days
following
diagnosis.
45,754
developed
28,573
patients
hospitalized.
Use
vasopressors
(OR
=
14.73;
95%
CL
13.96–15.53),
history
2.22;
2.15–2.29),
male
gender
1.90;
1.75–2.05),
Black
race
1.62;
1.57–1.65),
age
65+
1.57;
1.50–1.63)
AKI.
Patients
who
vaccinated
twice
boosted
least
likely
develop
0.51;
0.49–0.53)
compared
unvaccinated
receiving
two
doses
0.77;
0.72–0.81),
or
single
dose
0.88;
0.81–0.95)
also
less
the
unvaccinated.
exhibited
four
times
higher
those
without
(HR
4.35;
4.23–4.50).
Vaccinated
had
lowest
risk
0.30;
0.28–0.31).
Conclusion:
vasopressors,
being
unvaccinated,
older
age,
gender,
post
Whether
vaccination,
including
boosters,
decreases
developing
warrants
additional
studies.
Reviews in Medical Virology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(2)
Published: March 1, 2024
Abstract
COVID‐19
is
not
only
associated
with
substantial
acute
liver
and
kidney
injuries,
but
also
an
elevated
risk
of
post‐acute
sequelae
involving
the
system.
We
aimed
to
investigate
whether
exposure
increases
long‐term
disease,
what
are
magnitudes
these
associations.
searched
PubMed,
Embase,
Web
Science,
ClinicalTrials.gov
,
Living
Overview
Evidence
Repository
for
cohort
studies
estimating
association
between
outcomes.
Random‐effects
meta‐analyses
were
performed
combine
results
included
studies.
assessed
certainty
evidence
using
Grading
Recommendations
Assessment,
Development
Evaluation
approach.
Fifteen
more
than
32
million
participants
in
systematic
review
was
a
35%
greater
diseases
(10
per
1000
persons;
low
evidence)
54%
disease
(3
evidence).
The
absolute
due
injury,
chronic
test
abnormality
3,
8,
3
persons,
respectively.
Subgroup
analyses
found
no
differences
different
type
diseases.
findings
provide
further
incident
conditions.
magnitude
effect
on
outcomes
was,
however,
relatively
small.
BMC Infectious Diseases,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
25(1)
Published: Feb. 11, 2025
COVID-19
became
a
pandemic
disease
in
2020,
with
multisystem
involvement
and
high
renal
morbidity
during
the
acute
phase.
Some
affected
patients
began
to
present
new
or
persistent
symptoms
condition
known
as
Long
COVID.
The
study
aimed
evaluate
function
using
clinical
laboratory
findings,
establish
frequency
staging
of
decline
COVID
patients,
well
associated
factors.
This
is
cross-sectional
observational
that
selected
participants
from
care
program
between
2020
2022.
A
total
246
were
for
this
study,
was
found
83
(33.7%).
Patients
over
60
years
(29.6%)
those
who
developed
glycaemic
alterations
(41.8%)
exhibited
higher
prevalence
outcomes
long
test
LDH
levels
glycated
hemoglobin
seems
have
statistic
relation
decrease
(p
<
0.05).
common
older
age
relevant
condition.
markers
can
be
used
predict
outcome.
Diagnostics,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(6), P. 678 - 678
Published: March 10, 2025
Background/Objectives:
Chronic
kidney
disease
(CKD)
patients
are
at
an
increased
risk
for
severe
outcomes
following
a
COVID-19
infection.
However,
the
long-term
impact
of
prior
on
survival
in
this
population
remains
unclear.
This
study
evaluates
association
between
infection,
echocardiographic
parameters,
and
mortality
CKD
over
24-month
follow-up
period.
Methods:
A
prospective
cohort
was
conducted
239
patients,
including
those
hemodialysis.
Kaplan–Meier
analysis
Cox
proportional
hazards
models
were
used
to
assess
COVID-19,
age,
comorbidities
rate.
mediation
examined
role
age
parameters
relationship.
Results:
curves
demonstrated
significantly
lower
probability
group
compared
controls
(72.5%
vs.
87.1%,
p
=
0.01),
particularly
hemodialysis
(62.5%
83.8%,
0.01).
In
contrast,
no
significant
difference
observed
non-dialysis
(p
0.52).
multivariate
confirmed
as
key
mediator,
with
losing
significance
after
adjustment
0.05).
An
identified
left
right
ventricular
dysfunction
independent
predictors,
partially
mediating
COVID-19–mortality
Conclusions:
reduces
rate
while
strong
predictors
mortality.
Age
mediates
relationship
mortality,
but
factor.
These
findings
underscore
need
cardiac
function
monitoring
post-COVID-19
improve
outcomes.