Category: PASC

POST-ACUTE SEQUELAE OF COVID-19: CHARACTERIZATION, COMORBIDITIES, AND BIOMARKERS IN A DIVERSE COHORT

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Emily Struttmann, Anish Shah, Matthew Moreida, et. al. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.06.20.24308901 Abstract Introduction Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) is causing a silent pandemic in the U.S. Gulf South, a part of flyover U.S. where patients are quietly withdrawing from the workforce and largely disconnected from the advocacy resources growing in more affluent regions[1]. To date, there is no clinical test to diagnose PASC […]

Sleep and Long COVID—A Review and Exploration of Sleep Disturbances in Post Acute Sequelae of SARS-COV-2 (PASC) and Therapeutic Possibilities

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Volume 10, pages 169–180, (2024), Elliott K Lee & R. Robert Auger  Abstract Purpose of Review Post Acute Sequelae of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2), also known as PASC, and frequently referred to as “long-COVID,” is estimated to afflict over 65 million people worldwide. Sleep disturbances and fatigue are some of the most frequently cited PASC symptoms, and […]

Pathophysiological, immunological, and inflammatory features of long COVID

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Karen Bohmwald1,2†Benjamín Diethelm-Varela1†Linmar Rodríguez-Guilarte1 , et. al., Front. Immunol., 27 February 2024, Sec. Viral Immunology, Volume 15 – 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1341600 The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause severe global disruption, resulting in significant excess mortality, overwhelming healthcare systems, and imposing substantial social and economic burdens on nations. While most of the attention and therapeutic efforts have […]

New Broad Definition of Long COVID

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Miriam E. Tucker, 2024 A new broadly inclusive definition of long COVID from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has been developed with the aim of improving consistency, documentation, and treatment for both adults and children. According to the 2024 NASEM definition of long COVID issued on June 11, 2024, “Long COVID is an […]

Severe COVID-19 may be linked to long-haul symptoms

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Byline: May 22, 2024 By Nardy Baeza Bickel Michigan NewsTopics: People who experience very severe COVID-19 illness have a higher prevalence of persistent symptoms, according to a new University of Michigan study. The findings highlight the urgent need to characterize and treat long-haulers — people who continue to experience lingering symptoms months after their initial […]

COVID Long-Haulers May Experience Abnormal Breathing Patterns, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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Findings are consistent with long-haul symptoms following the 2005 SARS epidemic Sam Roth, sroth@acc.org, WASHINGTON Many long-haul COVID-19 patients have chronic fatigue syndrome and other breathing issues months after their initial COVID-19 diagnosis, according to study in JACC: Heart Failure, which is the first of its kind to identify a correlation between long-haul COVID-19 and chronic […]