Unraveling Long Covid: Persistent Heart and Menstrual Health Effects

Researchers are advocating for a sustained vaccination program against COVID-19, highlighting its significant long-term effects, including heart health issues and altering menstrual patterns. They propose targeted cardiovascular rehabilitation to address persistent symptoms of long Covid.

Although the World Health Organization has declared the COVID-19 public health emergency over, global studies continue to explore the enduring burden of long Covid symptoms despite recovery from the initial infection. In an article featured in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, experts from the University of East Anglia and other institutions laid out strategies to mitigate cardiovascular complications across all phases of COVID-19 infection.

Additional studies, including one from the European Heart Journal and another from Nature Communications, reveal that long Covid could age blood vessels and alter menstrual cycles. Researchers call for personalized therapies, emphasizing the need for a clear evidence-based guide to reduce suffering and prevent the use of unsafe treatments.

(With inputs from agencies.)