Cardiovascular & Critical Care
Long COVID Study (AFTERCOR)
This international study will improve our understanding of the long-term impact of COVID-19 and enable the development of models to better predict disease progression.
Research Objectives
Status
Current
Recruitment
Closed
Study location
Wesley Research Institute, St Andrews Hospital
Study type
Investigator Initiated
Lead investigators
- A/Prof Gianluigi Li Bassi
- Prof John Fraser
About this research project
A comprehensive international long-term follow-up study data on COVID-19 ICU survivors, assessing multi-organ injury and recovery. The results will assist clinicians in the management of long-COVID following severe disease by defining high risk groups for follow-up and guiding personalised rehabilitation.
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