Key result
SARS-CoV-2 hospitalization is linked to Long-COVID autonomic syndrome in 47% of patients at one year.
Why the study?
Long-COVID syndrome features symptoms that may involve autonomic nervous system abnormalities, prompting evaluation of the short- and long-term course of autonomic symptoms and quality of life after infection.
Cohort (n=112)
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A significant proportion of hospitalized COVID-19 patients develop late-onset worsening of autonomic symptoms at 6 to 12 months post-discharge, suggesting a need for early rehabilitative interventions.
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Autonomic symptoms may recur late after COVID hospitalization; leaves open whether early therapy alters trajectory in prospective data.
Rigo et al. (2023) conducted a cohort in Long-COVID autonomic syndrome (n=112). SARS-CoV-2 infection vs. Before infection (PRE) and Post-COVID healed Control sub-group was evaluated on Worsening autonomic symptoms at 6 and 12 months (Long-COVID autonomic syndrome). Following SARS-CoV-2 infection, 47% of hospitalized patients experienced worsening autonomic symptoms at 6 and 12 months, indicating the development of Long-COVID autonomic syndrome.
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