Zhongguo quanke yixue (Sep 2024)

The Impact of Long COVID on Cardiovascular System: Clinical Manifestations, Mechanisms, and Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment

  • ZHONG Minshan, SUN Wei, KONG Xiangqing

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2024.0058
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 27
pp. 3325 – 3330

Abstract

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The outbreak of COVID-19 has had a huge impact globally. After the infection, a considerable number of patients have been affected by a series of lingering symptoms or sequelae with strong heterogeneity, which we temporarily refer to as long COVID. Compared to the well-studied cardiovascular complications caused by COVID-19 during the acute phase, the cardiovascular sequelae in long COVID require greater attention. This review includes the clinical manifestations, mechanisms, and principles of diagnosis and management of cardiovascular sequelae in long COVID, aiming to improve the disease's understanding and reduce its harm scientifically.

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