Gender cardiology : focus on clinical and pathophysiological peculiarities in women with long COVID syndrome

Long COVID is a clinical syndrome characterized by the persistence or development of symptoms due to COVID-19 at least 12 weeks after initial infection. More than 200 different symptoms have been ascribed to long COVID, the most common being fatigue, shortness of breath, and muscle weakness. Women have a three-fold higher risk of being diagnosed with long COVID, and the symptoms more often described are persistent weakness, chest pain, altered smell and taste, palpitations or muscle pain, as well as neurological, gastrointestinal and rheumatologic symptoms. Long COVID features are influenced by immune function, endothelial dysfunction and sex hormones. Moreover, it leads to systemic dysfunction, so various therapeutic strategies have been explored and still different trials are ongoing, mainly regarding anticoagulation and immuno-modulators. Nowadays the most quoted interventions are focused rehabilitation programs and pharmacological selected treatments in specifical cases. The aim of this review will be focusing the clinical and pathophysiological sex-related peculiarities to understand the different long COVID phenotypes and possibly address a better tailored approach and treatment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

2023

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Giornale italiano di cardiologia (2006) - 25(2023), 1 vom: 20. Jan., Seite 6-13

Sprache:

Italienisch

Weiterer Titel:

Cardiologia di genere: il punto su peculiarità cliniche e fisiopatologiche nelle donne nel long COVID

Beteiligte Personen:

Brigido, Silvana [VerfasserIn]
Manes, Maria Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Ingianni, Nadia [VerfasserIn]
Lanni, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Cutolo, Ada [VerfasserIn]
La Rovere, Maria Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Pavan, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
a nome dell’Area Cardiologia di Genere dell’Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri (ANMCO) [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 25.12.2023

Date Revised 25.12.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1714/4165.41585

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366316583