Thanks for sharing my thread on covid | #LongCovid!
This was a thread specifically focusing on some of the most cutting-edge techniques used to study the disease. For example, groundbreaking imaging, or the study of gene expression ~ dysregulation
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This was a thread specifically focusing on some of the most cutting-edge techniques used to study the disease. For example, groundbreaking imaging, or the study of gene expression ~ dysregulation
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https://twitter.com/hbelfry/status/1526644273428447232
There is much more research going on on both acute and #LongCovid. A lot of this research is based on less powerful, but more accessible techniques, like the SPECT scan to study lung damage, or various kinds of cardiac tests, to assess heart function.
Studies have now started to cover the 2-year period, which have elapsed since when covid appeared. A follow-up of the early patients from China recently published in @LancetRespirMed, has revealed a significant disease burden two years from infection in that group
Beyond a research setting, not all tests are easily available to all patients, and not everyone will have a positive test. Some standard tests are simply not powerful enough to identify subtle pathology in #LongCovid. I hope more is done in this regard.
Believing patients and their experiences remains key to offer optimal care in #LongCovid and beyond.
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