Pathogenic mechanisms of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC)
Howard University · National Institutes of Health · +5 more institutions
Abstract
COVID-19, with persistent and new onset of symptoms such as fatigue, post-exertional malaise, and cognitive dysfunction that last for months and impact everyday functioning, is referred to as Long COVID under the general category of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC). PASC is highly heterogenous and may be associated with multisystem tissue damage/dysfunction including acute encephalitis, cardiopulmonary syndromes, fibrosis, hepatobiliary damages, gastrointestinal dysregulation, myocardial infarction, neuromuscular syndromes, neuropsychiatric disorders, pulmonary damage, renal failure, stroke, and vascular endothelial dysregulation. A better understanding of the pathophysiologic mechanisms…
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- FWCI
- 44.68
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- 100%
- References
- 254
Authors
6- ZAZaki A. SherifCorresponding
Howard University
- CRChristian R. Gómez
National Institutes of Health, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
- TJThomas J. Connors
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Columbia University
- TJTimothy J. Henrich
University of California, San Francisco
- WRWilliam Reeves
Texas A&M University – San Antonio
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Immunology
- Immune dysregulation
- Immune system
- Internal medicine
- Good health and well-being