[HTML][HTML] Post COVID‐19 condition: critical need for a clear definition and detailed pathophysiology

TJ Kerkhoff, BT Charlton, B Appelman… - Journal of cachexia …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Many people contracting a SARS-CoV-2 infection successfully recover within a few weeks.
Despite this, COVID-19-like symptoms can persist in 10–60% of people. 1, 2 Patients mainly …

[PDF][PDF] COVID‐19: a major cause of cachexia and sarcopenia?

JE Morley, K Kalantar‐Zadeh… - Journal of Cachexia …, 2020 - escholarship.org
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has reached pandemic proportions. Two animal studies
have shown that coronavirus-2 causes weight loss in animals associated with an increase in …

Comment on 'COVID‐19: a major cause of cachexia and sarcopenia'by Morley et al.

L Zhou, C Liu, C Yang - Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and …, 2021 - search.proquest.com
Although the paper possessed convincing evidences, several issues still need to be
addressed. Firstly, Morley et al. mentioned that the angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2 …

The interconnection between Covid-19, sarcopenia and lifestyle

C Demonceau, C Beaudart, JY Reginster, N Veronese… - Maturitas, 2023 - maturitas.org
In March 2020, Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
Infection with Sars-Cov-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19, can have a wide range of …

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 …

Sarcopenia as potential biological substrate of long COVID‐19 syndrome: prevalence, clinical features, and risk factors

AM Martone, M Tosato, F Ciciarello… - Journal of cachexia …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Severe clinical pictures and sequelae of COVID‐19 disease are immune
mediated and characterized by a 'cytokine storm'. Skeletal muscle has emerged as a potent …

Post-COVID-19 acute sarcopenia: physiopathology and management

K Piotrowicz, J Gąsowski, JP Michel… - Aging clinical and …, 2021 - Springer
In this review, we discuss the pathophysiologic and management aspects of acute
sarcopenia in relation to SARS-CoV-2 infection. COVID-19 is as a multi-organ infectious …

COVID-19 in Older Patients: Assessment of Post-COVID-19 Sarcopenia

A López-Sampalo, L Cobos-Palacios, A Vilches-Pérez… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Acute COVID-19 infections produce alterations in the skeletal muscle,
leading to acute sarcopenia, but the medium-and long-term consequences are still …

Sarcopenia during COVID-19 lockdown restrictions: long-term health effects of short-term muscle loss

R Kirwan, D McCullough, T Butler, F Perez de Heredia… - GeroScience, 2020 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic is an extraordinary global emergency that has led to the
implementation of unprecedented measures in order to stem the spread of the infection …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of physical activity on long COVID fatigue: an unsolved enigma

F Coscia, ES Di Filippo, PV Gigliotti… - European Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
COVID-19 disease is well documented and often the most common symptoms include
myalgia and muscle fatigue. Approximately 10% of those infected complain of persistent …