Skeletal muscle damage in COVID-19: a call for action

AM Ali, H Kunugi - Medicina, 2021 - mdpi.com
Both laboratory investigations and body composition quantification measures (eg, computed
tomography, CT) portray muscle loss in symptomatic Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Skeletal muscle alterations in patients with acute Covid‐19 and post‐acute sequelae of Covid‐19

MN Soares, M Eggelbusch, E Naddaf… - Journal of cachexia …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Skeletal muscle‐related symptoms are common in both acute coronavirus disease (Covid)‐
19 and post‐acute sequelae of Covid‐19 (PASC). In this narrative review, we discuss …

Skeletal muscle wasting and function impairment in intensive care patients with severe COVID-19

MC Andrade-Junior, ICD Salles, CMM de Brito… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Intensive care patients commonly develop muscle wasting and functional
impairment. However, the role of severe COVID-19 in the magnitude of muscle wasting and …

Muscle dysfunction in the long coronavirus disease 2019 syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical approach

CC Silva, CNC Bichara, FRO Carneiro… - Reviews in Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In long coronavirus disease 2019 (long COVID‐19), involvement of the musculoskeletal
system is characterised by the persistence or appearance of symptoms such as fatigue …

Cardiorespiratory and skeletal muscle damage due to COVID-19: making the urgent case for rehabilitation

RN Silva, CDL Goulart, MR Oliveira… - Expert review of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction It has become increasingly evident that COVID-19 contributes to multiorgan
pathophysiology. The systemic inflammatory response increases both pro-inflammatory …

COVID-19: Short and long-term effects of hospitalization on muscular weakness in the elderly

L Sagarra-Romero, A Viñas-Barros - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has recently been the cause of a global public health emergency.
Frequently, elderly patients experience a marked loss of muscle mass and strength during …

Reduced muscle strength in patients with long-COVID-19 syndrome is mediated by limb muscle mass

R Ramírez-Vélez… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on muscle strength may help to elucidate the organ
systems that contribute to acute and chronic COVID-19 sequelae. We questioned whether …

Skeletal muscle in hypoxia and inflammation: insights on the COVID-19 pandemic

FG Di Girolamo, N Fiotti, UG Sisto, A Nunnari… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
SARS-CoV-2 infection is often associated with severe inflammation, oxidative stress,
hypoxia and impaired physical activity. These factors all together contribute to muscle …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on the recovery of people with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit: a narrative review

LC Burgess, L Venugopalan, J Badger… - Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The rehabilitation of patients with COVID-19 after prolonged treatment in the intensive care
unit is often complex and challenging. Patients may develop a myriad of long-term multi …

Myopathy as a cause of fatigue in long‐term post‐COVID‐19 symptoms: Evidence of skeletal muscle histopathology

EK Hejbøl, T Harbo, J Agergaard… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Among post‐COVID‐19 symptoms, fatigue is reported as one of
the most common, even after mild acute infection, and as the cause of fatigue, myopathy …