Carotid body dysregulation contributes to Long COVID symptoms
(2024)
Journal Article
El-Medany, A., Adams, Z. H., Blythe, H. C., Hope, K. A., Kendrick, A. H., Abdala Sheikh, A. P., …Hart, E. C. (2024). Carotid body dysregulation contributes to Long COVID symptoms. communications medicine, 4(1), Article 20. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-024-00447-5
Patients with long COVID suffer from breathlessness during exercise, leading to exercise intolerance. We know that SARSCoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can infect carotid bodies which is a small sensory organ that sends signals to the brain fo... Read More about Carotid body dysregulation contributes to Long COVID symptoms.