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ReviewFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2025

Cardiovascular damage and comorbidities related to long COVID: pathomechanisms, prevention, and therapy.

Miroslava Kvandova, Peter Balis, Barbora Kalocayova, Jana Vlkovicova, Silvia Dobrodenkova, Angelika Puzserova

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Review in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Miroslava Kvandova *Institute of Normal and Pathological Physiology, Centre of Experimental Medicine, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Peter Balis *Institute of Normal and Pathological Physiology, Centre of Experimental Medicine, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Barbora KalocayovaInstitute for Heart Research, Centre of Experimental Medicine, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Jana VlkovicovaInstitute for Heart Research, Centre of Experimental Medicine, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Silvia DobrodenkovaTravel Health Clinic, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Angelika Puzserova *Institute of Normal and Pathological Physiology, Centre of Experimental Medicine, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long COVID (LC) is a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection-associated chronic condition and is present for at least 3 months as a continuous, relapsing and remitting, or progressive disease state that affects one or more organ systems, including cardiovascular. Extensive literature supports an association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and cardiovascular complications and increased cardiovascular risk after infection. The cardiovascular sequelae after SARS-CoV-2 infection have not yet been comprehensively characterized. A growing body of evidence suggests that endothelial dysfunction is a central mechanism in COVID-19 and has also been identified as a key pathogenic mechanism in LC. Although considerable progress has been made in characterizing the epidemiology, clinical course, and biology of LC, many questions remain unanswered. The incomplete understanding of the pathomechanisms of LC has hampered the development of targeted therapies to date. Further research and data are needed to develop effective therapeutic and preventive tools. Based on current literature this review aims to provide an up-to-date overview of the pathomechanisms affecting the cardiovascular system and the potential role of selected micronutrients, vitamins and minerals, and flavonoids as preventive and therapeutic strategies in LC.

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COVID-19endothelial dysfunctionendotheliumepicatechinflavonoidsmicronutrientspost-COVIDvitamins

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PMID41415584
PMCPMC12708566

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