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Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome

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Nalbandian, Ani, Sehgal, Kartik, Gupta, Aakriti, Madhavan, Mahesh V., McGroder, Claire, Stevens, Jacob S., Cook, Joshua R., Nordvig, Anna S. +26 more·2021·Nature Medicine

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the pathogen responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has resulted in global healthcare crises and strained health resources. As the population of patients recovering from COVID-19 grows, it is paramount to establish an understanding of the healthcare issues surrounding them. COVID-19 is now recognized as a multi-organ disease with a broad spectrum of manifestations. Similarly to post-acute viral syndromes described in survivors of other virulent coronavirus epidemics, there are increasing reports of persistent and prolonged effects after acute COVID-19. Patient advocacy groups, many members of which identify themselves as long haulers, have helped contribute to the recognition of post-acute COVID-19, a syndrome characterized by persistent symptoms and/or delayed or long-term complications beyond 4 weeks from the onset of symptoms. Here, we provide a comprehensive review of the current literature on post-acute COVID-19, its pathophysiology and its organ-specific sequelae. Finally, we discuss relevant considerations for the multidisciplinary care of COVID-19 survivors and propose a framework for the identification of those at high risk for post-acute COVID-19 and their coordinated management through dedicated COVID-19 clinics.

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Nalbandian, A., Sehgal, K., Gupta, A., Madhavan, M. V., McGroder, C., Stevens, J. S., Cook, J. R., Nordvig, A. S., Shalev, D., Sehrawat, T. S., Ahluwalia, N., Bikdeli, B., Dietz, D., Der-Nigoghossian, C., Liyanage-Don, N., Rosner, G. F., Bernstein, E. J., Mohan, S., Beckley, A. A., Seres, D. S., Choueiri, T. K., Uriel, N., Ausiello, J. C., Accili, D., Freedberg, D. E., Baldwin, M., Schwartz, A., Brodie, D., Garcia, C. K., Elkind, M. S. V., Connors, J. M., Bilezikian, J. P., Landry, D. W., & Wan, E. Y.
Affiliations
  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
  • Yale New Haven Hospital (US)
  • Mayo Clinic (US)
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
  • NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
  • Sehgal, Kartik
  • Wan, Elaine Y.
Venue
Nature Medicine
Published
2021-03-22
Volume
27
Issue
4
Pages
601-615
ISSN
  • 1078-8956 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-170X
OpenAlex
W3136955306
Cited by
4,862
References
233
Citations by year
2026: 324 · 2025: 502 · 2024: 827 · 2023: 1161 · 2022: 1379 · 2021: 666 · 2020: 2
FWCI
129.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (T32 HL007854, 5T32 NS007153, R01-DK114893, R01-MD014161, U01-DK116066, K23 DK111847, R01 HL152236, R03 HL146881)
  • National Science Foundation (2032726)
  • U.S. Department of Defense (PR181960)
  • The Esther Aboodi Endowed Professorship at Columbia University, and the Wu Family Research fund
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Keywords
long COVID, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 survivors, persistent symptoms, late complications, pathophysiology, multidisciplinary care, risk identification, patient advocacy
MeSH terms
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Acute Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases, Humans, Patient Advocacy, Syndrome, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Venous Thromboembolism

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