Prolonged COVID can cause damage to organs such as the lungs, brain, and kidneys, which poses a threat to patients’ health even after recovery. This is evidenced by the results of the study.
We have strong evidence that prolonged COVID can affect major organs in people who have been hospitalized with the disease.
A study called C-More examines the long-term damage caused by COVID. Recent findings show that almost a third of people who have been severely ill with COVID have multiple organ abnormalities on MRI five months after discharge from the hospital.
The study included 259 people who were hospitalized with COVID-19 and 52 people from the control group who were not ill. Five months after discharge from the hospital, almost a third of COVID-19 patients had multiple organ abnormalities on MRI.
The study showed that patients with long-term COVID-19 were 14 times more likely to have lung pathologies, three times more likely to have brain pathologies, and twice as likely to have kidney pathologies. The degree of MRI abnormalities was related to the severity of the disease, age, and the presence of other diseases.
Patients with prolonged COVID-19 who had abnormalities in more than two organs were four times more likely to report “severe” or “very severe” mental and physical disorders.
This study emphasizes the potential long-term health effects of COVID-19 and the importance of vaccination, especially for those at risk. It is an important step in better understanding the long-term impact of COVID-19 on organ health. Doctors and healthcare services should pay special attention to the health of the lungs, brain, kidneys, and blood vessels when treating patients recovering from serious COVID-19 infections.
