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September 10, 2025Global HeartOpen Access

Long COVID Syndrome, Mortality and Morbidity in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 From 16 Countries: The World Heart Federation Global COVID-19 Study

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KSKaren SliwaKSKavita SinghKNKalyani Nikhare

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Overview

Global study assesses long COVID symptoms and mortality in hospitalized patients, highlighting LMIC challenges.

Key Points

  • Over half of participants (56%) reported at least one long COVID symptom at one month, with significant impacts on quality of life.
  • The cumulative all-cause mortality rate at one year post-discharge reached 15%, indicating severe health risks associated with long COVID.
  • Data collection involved 2535 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, with patients followed for up to one year post-discharge.
  • The findings emphasize the urgent need for effective long COVID symptom management and support in low- and middle-income countries.

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Sliwa et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23f1fb210217d64794f9bhttps://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1452
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