Post-acute CoVid-19 syndrome (PACS) linked cardiovascular symptoms
Allen Khakshooy1, Francesco Chiappelli2,3
1Department of Internal Medicine, Valley Hospital Medical Center, Las Vegas, NV 89106, USA.
Abstract:
Officials have marked the end of the CoVid-19 pandemic, yet we continue to learn more about the SARS-CoV2 virus itself and its lasting multidimensional effects after acute infection. Long COVID, or the post-acute CoViD-19 syndrome (PACS), manifests as a wide range of prolonged physical, mental, and emotional symptoms over at least 1 to 12 months after SARS-CoV2 infection. Here, we describe certain pervasive clinical consequences of PACS on the cardiovascular system, and insight on the potentially improved prognoses in heart failure patients.
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