ICYMI, a reminder that this pandemic will have a lasting legacy beyond the tragedy of the countless lost lives and grieving families. Results from the #COVERSCAN study on #longcovid reports that organ impairment was detected in post COVID patients as shown in the figure below 
This included damage to the #heart, #lungs, #kidneys, #liver, #pancreas and #spleen In almost a third of patients, damage in 2 or more organs was identified. In particular, damage to the liver, heart or lungs was associated with further organ impairment.
The participants in this study were all considered to be previously at low risk of #mortality and had no #comorbidities. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/3/e…
The next figure shows the links between symptoms and organ impairment. It shows that damage in particular organs was associated with particular symptoms, i.e., pancreas: diarrhoea, fever, headache and breathlessness
Overall, the group report that in low-risk individuals, there were chronic symptoms and mild impairment in the heart, lung, liver, kidney and pancreas 4 months post-COVID-19, compared with healthy controls, indicating a physiological basis
Long COVID is likely to represent a huge challenge, both for those suffering, and for health resources to support and manage those effectively. Thank you to the team at COVERSCAN for their continuing analysis coverscan.com
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