Long-COVID: Is it time to revise the definition?

Journal of Medical VirologyVolume 95, Issue 8 e29011 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Long-COVID: Is it time to revise the definition? Marco Zuin, Corresponding Author Marco Zuin [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-4559-1292 Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy Correspondence Marco Zuin, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Via Aldo Moro 8, 44124 Ferrara, Italy. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorMaria Mazzitelli, Maria Mazzitelli Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padova, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorAnnamaria Cattelan, Annamaria Cattelan Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padova, ItalySearch for more papers by this author Marco Zuin, Corresponding Author Marco Zuin [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-4559-1292 Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy Correspondence Marco Zuin, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Via Aldo Moro 8, 44124 Ferrara, Italy. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorMaria Mazzitelli, Maria Mazzitelli Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padova, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorAnnamaria Cattelan, Annamaria Cattelan Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padova, ItalySearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 August 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.29011Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. REFERENCES 1Castanares-Zapatero D, Chalon P, Kohn L, et al. Pathophysiology and mechanism of long COVID: a comprehensive review. Ann Med. 2022; 54: 1473-1487. 2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Long COVID or post-COVID conditions. Accessed April 22, 2023. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/long-term-effects/index.html 3Venkatesan P. NICE guideline on long COVID. Lancet Respirat Med. 2021; 9: 129. 4Nittas V, Gao M, West EA, et al. Long COVID through a public health lens: an umbrella review. Public Health Rev. 2022; 43:1604501. 5Huang L, Yao Q, Gu X, et al. 1-year outcomes in hospital survivors with COVID-19: a longitudinal cohort study. Lancet. 2021; 398: 747-758. 6 World Health Organization. A clinical case definition of post COVID-19 condition by a Delphi consensus, 6 October 2021. Accessed April 22, 2023. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-2019-nCoV-Post_COVID-19_condition-Clinical_case_definition-2021.1 7 Public Health Agency of Canada. Post-COVID-19 condition (long COVID). Accessed April 22, 2023. https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/symptoms/post-covid-19-condition.html 8Wang W, Wang CY, Wang SI, Wei JCC. Long-term cardiovascular outcomes in COVID-19 survivors among non-vaccinated population: a retrospective cohort study from the TriNetX US collaborative networks. EClinicalMedicine. 2022; 53:101619. 9Roth GA, Mensah GA, Johnson CO, et al. Global burden of cardiovascular diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019. JACC. 2020; 76: 2982-3021. Volume95, Issue8August 2023e29011 ReferencesRelatedInformation