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Unraveling the cardiovascular burden of long COVID: symptom profiles, underlying mechanisms, and clinical management insights

  • By

  • Jie Sheng

  • Yuchen Song

  • Aiping Zhang

  • Minhua Wang

  • Tao Li

  • Jianjian Ji

  • June 1, 2026

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    Long COVID is characterized by multisystem symptoms that begin within 3 months of COVID-19 infection and persist for at least 2 months.

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    Cardiovascular complications of Long COVID include myocardial dysfunction, arrhythmias, endothelial injury, and impaired exercise tolerance.

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    Current management strategies for cardiovascular Long COVID are primarily symptom-based, focusing on risk assessment and multidisciplinary follow-up.

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    Vaccination reduces the incidence and duration of Long COVID symptoms but does not eliminate the overall risk of developing the syndrome.

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    Proposed mechanisms for Long COVID symptoms include immune dysregulation, endothelial dysfunction, and persistent viral reservoirs.

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Unraveling the cardiovascular burden of long COVID: symptom profiles, underlying mechanisms, and clinical management insights

  • by Jie Sheng, Yuchen Song, Aiping Zhang, Minhua Wang, Tao Li, Jianjian Ji

  • June 1, 2026

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