Impact of Long COVID-19 on Health Outcomes Among Adults With Preexisting Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This review summarizes the impact of long COVID (LC) on the health of adults with preexisting cardiovascular disease (CVD) and hypertension.

Methods

We searched Medline, Web of Science (Core Collection), and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), without language restrictions, for articles published from December 1, 2019 through October 10, 2023, to ensure all relevant studies were captured. We included studies that enrolled adults (aged ≥18 years) diagnosed with CVD prior to COVID-19 infection whose infection was subsequently determined to be LC per the World Health Organization definition. We excluded studies with adults diagnosed with CVD concurrent with or subsequent to COVID-19 or with those who solely self-reported LC. We used

SUBMITTER: Daodu TB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11357789 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature