We thought COVID-19 was only a respiratory virus, but with patients’ brains, hearts, kidneys, even toes being affected, we learned it was a vascular disease as well, damaging blood vessels and the circulatory system.
Wreaking havoc on endothelial cells, the vascular damage was seen not only in the lungs; the same damage was seen organ to organ, even after recovery, and not just from acute COVID-19.
Long-term effect
Apparently, those who recover end up with a significant long-term effect: persistent damage at the circulatory level, during and after the long tail of COVID-19.
Dr. William W. Li was one of the few scientists who asked early into the pandemic what happens to peopl…
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