Northwestern has been studying patients at its Comprehensive COVID-19 Center since May 2020.
among those tested, 85% reported decreased quality of life, 51% said they had cognitive impairment, 45% had altered lung function, 83% had abnormal CT chest scans, and 12% had elevated heart rate on rhythm monitoring.
Those who reported cognitive impairment or lung issues were most often patients who were hospitalized by COVID-19. Long COVID occurs in about a third of COVID survivors and is now the third leading neurologic disorder in the United States.
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