COVID-19 long-haulers—even those who experienced mild cases—are at significantly increased risk for substantial declines in kidney function, such as organ damage and chronic and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), according to a study today in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.Long COVID-19 consists of lung and other organ dysfunction and symptoms for months after recovery from the initial infection.Researchers at the Veterans Affairs St.
Louis Health Care System and Washington University analyzed federal health data to gauge the risk of kidney dysfunction and disease, one of the top causes of death in the United States.