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  • Multidisciplinary research on Post-COVID-19 condition (long COVID).

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  • Long COVID is defined as symptoms lasting 3+ months post-acute COVID-19.
  • It causes significant organ damage, functional impairment, and socioeconomic burden.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize literature on long COVID's epidemiology, pathophysiology, lived experience, clinical aspects, and management.
  • To explore emerging approaches for mechanism-informed, personalized care.

Main Methods:

  • Interdisciplinary review integrating diverse research streams.
  • Inclusion of lived experience from a severe long COVID patient.

Main Results:

  • Long COVID affects multiple organ systems with potential for severe, lasting impairment.
  • Current care is largely symptomatic; advances in phenotyping and biomarkers offer future personalized strategies.

Conclusions:

  • A comprehensive understanding of long COVID is crucial for effective management.
  • Future research should focus on mechanism-informed and personalized interventions and prevention strategies.