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Abumayyaleh M, Núñez Gil IJ, Viana-LLamas MC, Raposeiras Roubin S, Romero R, Alfonso-Rodríguez E, Uribarri A, Feltes G, Becerra-Muñoz VM, Santoro F, Pepe M, Castro Mejía AF, Signes-Costa J, Gonzalez A, Marín F, López-País J, Manzone E, Vazquez Cancela O, Paeres CE, Masjuan AL, Velicki L, Weiß C, Chipayo D, Fernandez-Ortiz A, El-Battrawy I, Akin I. Post-COVID-19 syndrome and diabetes mellitus: a propensity-matched analysis of the International HOPE-II COVID-19 Registry. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1167087. [PMID: 37260447 PMCID: PMC10227507 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1167087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most frequent comorbidities in patients suffering from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with a higher rate of severe course of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). However, data about post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) in patients with DM are limited. Methods This multicenter, propensity score-matched study compared long-term follow-up data about cardiovascular, neuropsychiatric, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and other symptoms in 8,719 patients with DM to those without DM. The 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) according to age and sex resulted in 1,548 matched pairs. Results Diabetics and nondiabetics had a mean age of 72.6 ± 12.7 years old. At follow-up, cardiovascular symptoms such as dyspnea and increased resting heart rate occurred less in patients with DM (13.2% vs. 16.4%; p = 0.01) than those without DM (2.8% vs. 5.6%; p = 0.05), respectively. The incidence of newly diagnosed arterial hypertension was slightly lower in DM patients as compared to non-DM patients (0.5% vs. 1.6%; p = 0.18). Abnormal spirometry was observed more in patients with DM than those without DM (18.8% vs. 13; p = 0.24). Paranoia was diagnosed more frequently in patients with DM than in non-DM patients at follow-up time (4% vs. 1.2%; p = 0.009). The incidence of newly diagnosed renal insufficiency was higher in patients suffering from DM as compared to patients without DM (4.8% vs. 2.6%; p = 0.09). The rate of readmission was comparable in patients with and without DM (19.7% vs. 18.3%; p = 0.61). The reinfection rate with COVID-19 was comparable in both groups (2.9% in diabetics vs. 2.3% in nondiabetics; p = 0.55). Long-term mortality was higher in DM patients than in non-DM patients (33.9% vs. 29.1%; p = 0.005). Conclusions The mortality rate was higher in patients with DM type II as compared to those without DM. Readmission and reinfection rates with COVID-19 were comparable in both groups. The incidence of cardiovascular symptoms was higher in patients without DM.
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- Mohammad Abumayyaleh
- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
- European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación, Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Getafe, Getafe, Universidad Europea, Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Research Institute, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red para Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico di Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Vojvodina, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia
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- Department for Statistical Analysis, University Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación, Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación, Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
- European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Bergmannsheil University Hospitals, Ruhr University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology, Haemostaseology and Medical Intensive Care, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
- European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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Bornstein SR, Cozma D, Kamel M, Hamad M, Mohammad MG, Khan NA, Saber MM, Semreen MH, Steenblock C. Long-COVID, Metabolic and Endocrine Disease. Horm Metab Res 2022; 54:562-566. [PMID: 35724687 PMCID: PMC9363148 DOI: 10.1055/a-1878-9307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
In the aftermath of the corona pandemic, long-COVID or post-acute COVID-19 syndrome still represents a great challenge, and this topic will continue to represent a significant health problem in the coming years. At present, the impact of long-COVID on our health system cannot be fully assessed but according to current studies, up to 40% of people who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 suffer from clinically relevant symptoms of long-COVID syndrome several weeks to months after the acute phase. The main symptoms are chronic fatigue, dyspnea, and various cognitive symptoms. Initial studies have shown that people with overweight and diabetes mellitus have a higher risk of developing long-COVID associated symptoms. Furthermore, repeated treatment of acute COVID-19 and long-COVID with steroids can contribute to long-term metabolic and endocrine disorders. Therefore, a structured program with rehabilitation and physical activity as well as optimal dietary management is of utmost importance, especially for patients with metabolic diseases and/or long-COVID. Furthermore, the removal of autoantibodies and specific therapeutic apheresis procedures could lead to a significant improvement in the symptoms of long-COVID in individual patients.
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- Stefan R. Bornstein
- Department of Medicine III, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav
Carus, Dresden, Germany
- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine and Sciences, Faculty
of Life Sciences & Medicine, King’s College London, London,
UK
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- Department of Medicine III, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav
Carus, Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, Technische
Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah College
of Health Sciences, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences,
University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab
Emirates
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- College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab
Emirates
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- Department of Medicine III, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav
Carus, Dresden, Germany
- Correspondence Dr. Charlotte
Steenblock University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus,
Technische Universität DresdenDepartment of
Medicine IIIFetscherstraße
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DresdenGermany+493514586130+493514586336
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Goel N, Goyal N, Nagaraja R, Kumar R. Systemic corticosteroids for management of 'long-COVID': an evaluation after 3 months of treatment. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2021; 92. [PMID: 34730322 DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2021.1981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Some patients even 4 weeks after Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) remain to be symptomatic and are known as "long-COVID". In the present study we performed the follow up evaluation at 3 months of long-COVID patients, after treatment with systemic steroids. During the study duration, out of the 4,542 patients managed in the outpatient department of the particular unit, there were 49 patients of Long-COVID. The patients having abnormal computed tomography (CT) alongwith resting hypoxia or exertional desaturation were treated with systemic steroid (deflazacort) in tapering doses for 8-10 weeks. We retrospectively analysed the clinical and radiological findings of these patients at first presentation and at about 3 months of follow up visit. On follow up, all the 49 long-COVID patients showed improvement. The occurrence of breathlessness decreased from 91.83% to 44.89% (p<0.001) and cough from 77.55% to 8.16% (p<0.001). Twenty-four patients were prescribed systemic steroids. Out of these, nearly 58% patients had MMRC grade 4 breathlessness, which decreased to < 2 MMRC in about 86% of these patients. MMRC grade (median) decreased from 3 to 1 (p<0.001). Majority of patients who were tachypnoeic and hypoxic at rest (n=7) showed improvement (71%), post-treatment with corticosteroids. Occurrence of normal chest X-ray increased from 12% to 71% (p<0.001). All these patients had abnormal CT thorax initially, and post-treatment 25% had normal CT thorax. Hence, we conclude that systemic steroids are helpful in hastening recovery of select subset of long-COVID patients. Simultaneously, we should be cautious of immunosuppressive effects of steroids like tuberculosis reactivation, especially in tuberculosis endemic countries. These findings have therapeutic implications and may serve as guidance for future approach to the management of 'long-COVID' with pulmonary sequalae.
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- Nitin Goel
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi.
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi.
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi.
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi.
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Post Covid-19 syndrome (PCS) is a major cause of morbidity. In this article we intend to review the association and consequences of PCS and diabetes. METHODS We reviewed all studies on "Long Covid", "Post COVID-19 Syndrome" and diabetes in PubMed and Google Scholar. RESULTS The symptoms of PCS can be due to organ dysfunction, effects of hospitalisation and drugs, or unrelated to these. Type 2 diabetes mellitus has a bidirectional relationship with COVID-19. Presence of diabetes also influences PCS via various pathophysiological mechanisms. COVID-19 can add to or exacerbate tachycardia, sarcopenia (and muscle fatigue), and microvascular dysfunction (and organ damage) in patients with diabetes. CONCLUSION PCS in patients with diabetes could be detrimental in multiple ways. Strict control of diabetes and other comorbidities, supervised rehabilitation and physical exercise, and optimal nutrition could help in reducing and managing PCS.
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- A V Raveendran
- Specialist in Internal Medicine, Badr Al Samaa, Barka, Oman
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- National-Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation (N-DOC), SDA, New Delhi, 110016, India; Diabetes Foundation (India), New Delhi 110016, India; Fortis C-DOC Center of Excellence for Diabetes, Metabolic Diseases, and Endocrinology, B 16, Chirag Enclave, New Delhi, India.
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