Author: John Murphy, President, COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation Abstract Long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), remains a poorly defined and under-researched condition affecting millions globally. Despite its prevalence, […]
Why Long COVID Causes Shortness of Breath—and What We’re Learning to Do About It
Author: John Murphy Affiliation: COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation 🌬️ Introduction: When Breathing Doesn’t Bounce Back For many people recovering from COVID-19, the virus doesn’t simply go away. Weeks or months later, […]
Acute Abdominal Aortic Occlusion in a COVID-19 Patient Despite Early Anticoagulation: A Case Report
Taichi Fujimori • Ryuichi Ohta • Chiaki Sano, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.91263 Abstract Thromboembolic events related to coagulopathy have been frequently reported in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with elevated D-dimer levels being a significant risk […]
Heart Deaths At Home Surged During COVID — And Numbers Still Haven’t Returned To Normal
StudyFinds Staff In a nutshell BOSTON — Four years after the pandemic began, a disturbing pattern has emerged that goes far beyond COVID-19 itself: Americans are dying from heart problems at […]
Long covid patients are desperate for treatments. These trials may help.
By Richard Sima The Washington Post Five years since the pandemic began, millions of people are still grappling with long COVID, even as new patients are joining their ranks. “Considering […]
COVID-19-Related Spontaneous Vertebral Artery Dissection: A Case Report
Thamer AlAifan • Aisha Halawani • Nora Shalabi • et. al.. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.84265 Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is associated with various vascular complications, including arterial dissections. This […]
Gain-of-Dysfunction: COVID-19 May Increase Aging Of Blood Vessels Among Women: Study
Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times Women infected with COVID-19 were more likely to have aged blood vessels, according to a new study. Rosa Maria Bruno, a professor […]
COVID-19-Related Spontaneous Vertebral Artery Dissection: A Case Report
Thamer AlAifan • Aisha Halawani • Nora Shalabi •et. al., DOI: 10.7759/cureus.84265 Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is associated with various vascular complications, including arterial dissections. This […]
COVID-19 coagulopathy, thrombosis, and bleeding
Noel C. Chan, Jeffrey I. Weitz, Blood (2020) 136 (4): 381–383.https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.2020007335 In this issue of Blood, Al-Samkari et al expand our understanding of thrombosis and bleeding risks and their predictors in hospitalized patients with […]
🩸 COVID-19 and Chronic Venous Insufficiency: 2025 Research Insights on Etiology, Vascular Damage, and Treatment
Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)—a condition where leg veins fail to return blood efficiently to the heart—has gained renewed attention in 2025 due to its association with COVID-19, particularly in patients […]