The Impact of Iron Dyshomeostasis and Anaemia on Long-Term Pulmonary Recovery and Persisting Symptom Burden after COVID-19: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is frequently associated with iron dyshomeostasis. The latter is related to acute disease severity and COVID-19 convalescence. We herein describe iron dyshomeostasis at COVID-19 follow-up and its association with long-term pulmonary and symptomatic recovery. The p...

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Main Authors: Thomas Sonnweber, Philipp Grubwieser, Sabina Sahanic, Anna Katharina Böhm, Alex Pizzini, Anna Luger, Christoph Schwabl, Sabine Koppelstätter, Katharina Kurz, Bernhard Puchner, Barbara Sperner-Unterweger, Katharina Hüfner, Ewald Wöll, Manfred Nairz, Gerlig Widmann, Ivan Tancevski, Judith Löffler-Ragg, Günter Weiss
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author Thomas Sonnweber
Philipp Grubwieser
Sabina Sahanic
Anna Katharina Böhm
Alex Pizzini
Anna Luger
Christoph Schwabl
Sabine Koppelstätter
Katharina Kurz
Bernhard Puchner
Barbara Sperner-Unterweger
Katharina Hüfner
Ewald Wöll
Manfred Nairz
Gerlig Widmann
Ivan Tancevski
Judith Löffler-Ragg
Günter Weiss
author_facet Thomas Sonnweber
Philipp Grubwieser
Sabina Sahanic
Anna Katharina Böhm
Alex Pizzini
Anna Luger
Christoph Schwabl
Sabine Koppelstätter
Katharina Kurz
Bernhard Puchner
Barbara Sperner-Unterweger
Katharina Hüfner
Ewald Wöll
Manfred Nairz
Gerlig Widmann
Ivan Tancevski
Judith Löffler-Ragg
Günter Weiss
author_sort Thomas Sonnweber
collection DOAJ
description Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is frequently associated with iron dyshomeostasis. The latter is related to acute disease severity and COVID-19 convalescence. We herein describe iron dyshomeostasis at COVID-19 follow-up and its association with long-term pulmonary and symptomatic recovery. The prospective, multicentre, observational cohort study “Development of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) in Patients With Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection (CovILD)” encompasses serial extensive clinical, laboratory, functional and imaging evaluations at 60, 100, 180 and 360 days after COVID-19 onset. We included 108 individuals with mild-to-critical acute COVID-19, whereas 75% presented with severe acute disease. At 60 days post-COVID-19 follow-up, hyperferritinaemia (35% of patients), iron deficiency (24% of the cohort) and anaemia (9% of the patients) were frequently found. Anaemia of inflammation (AI) was the predominant feature at early post-acute follow-up, whereas the anaemia phenotype shifted towards iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) and combinations of IDA and AI until the 360 days follow-up. The prevalence of anaemia significantly decreased over time, but iron dyshomeostasis remained a frequent finding throughout the study. Neither iron dyshomeostasis nor anaemia were related to persisting structural lung impairment, but both were associated with impaired stress resilience at long-term COVID-19 follow-up. To conclude, iron dyshomeostasis and anaemia are frequent findings after COVID-19 and may contribute to its long-term symptomatic outcome.
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spelling doaj.art-1874c1e7bbb741988111f7ad9b0242462023-11-23T17:56:27ZengMDPI AGMetabolites2218-19892022-06-0112654610.3390/metabo12060546The Impact of Iron Dyshomeostasis and Anaemia on Long-Term Pulmonary Recovery and Persisting Symptom Burden after COVID-19: A Prospective Observational Cohort StudyThomas Sonnweber0Philipp Grubwieser1Sabina Sahanic2Anna Katharina Böhm3Alex Pizzini4Anna Luger5Christoph Schwabl6Sabine Koppelstätter7Katharina Kurz8Bernhard Puchner9Barbara Sperner-Unterweger10Katharina Hüfner11Ewald Wöll12Manfred Nairz13Gerlig Widmann14Ivan Tancevski15Judith Löffler-Ragg16Günter Weiss17Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Radiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Radiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Medical Psychology, University Clinic for Psychiatry II, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Medical Psychology, University Clinic for Psychiatry II, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Internal Medicine, St. Vinzenz Hospital, 6511 Zams, AustriaDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Radiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is frequently associated with iron dyshomeostasis. The latter is related to acute disease severity and COVID-19 convalescence. We herein describe iron dyshomeostasis at COVID-19 follow-up and its association with long-term pulmonary and symptomatic recovery. The prospective, multicentre, observational cohort study “Development of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) in Patients With Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection (CovILD)” encompasses serial extensive clinical, laboratory, functional and imaging evaluations at 60, 100, 180 and 360 days after COVID-19 onset. We included 108 individuals with mild-to-critical acute COVID-19, whereas 75% presented with severe acute disease. At 60 days post-COVID-19 follow-up, hyperferritinaemia (35% of patients), iron deficiency (24% of the cohort) and anaemia (9% of the patients) were frequently found. Anaemia of inflammation (AI) was the predominant feature at early post-acute follow-up, whereas the anaemia phenotype shifted towards iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) and combinations of IDA and AI until the 360 days follow-up. The prevalence of anaemia significantly decreased over time, but iron dyshomeostasis remained a frequent finding throughout the study. Neither iron dyshomeostasis nor anaemia were related to persisting structural lung impairment, but both were associated with impaired stress resilience at long-term COVID-19 follow-up. To conclude, iron dyshomeostasis and anaemia are frequent findings after COVID-19 and may contribute to its long-term symptomatic outcome.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/12/6/546COVID-19SARS-CoV-2inflammationiron metabolismhyperferritinaemiahepcidin
spellingShingle Thomas Sonnweber
Philipp Grubwieser
Sabina Sahanic
Anna Katharina Böhm
Alex Pizzini
Anna Luger
Christoph Schwabl
Sabine Koppelstätter
Katharina Kurz
Bernhard Puchner
Barbara Sperner-Unterweger
Katharina Hüfner
Ewald Wöll
Manfred Nairz
Gerlig Widmann
Ivan Tancevski
Judith Löffler-Ragg
Günter Weiss
The Impact of Iron Dyshomeostasis and Anaemia on Long-Term Pulmonary Recovery and Persisting Symptom Burden after COVID-19: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study
Metabolites
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
inflammation
iron metabolism
hyperferritinaemia
hepcidin
title The Impact of Iron Dyshomeostasis and Anaemia on Long-Term Pulmonary Recovery and Persisting Symptom Burden after COVID-19: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study
title_full The Impact of Iron Dyshomeostasis and Anaemia on Long-Term Pulmonary Recovery and Persisting Symptom Burden after COVID-19: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study
title_fullStr The Impact of Iron Dyshomeostasis and Anaemia on Long-Term Pulmonary Recovery and Persisting Symptom Burden after COVID-19: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of Iron Dyshomeostasis and Anaemia on Long-Term Pulmonary Recovery and Persisting Symptom Burden after COVID-19: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study
title_short The Impact of Iron Dyshomeostasis and Anaemia on Long-Term Pulmonary Recovery and Persisting Symptom Burden after COVID-19: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study
title_sort impact of iron dyshomeostasis and anaemia on long term pulmonary recovery and persisting symptom burden after covid 19 a prospective observational cohort study
topic COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
inflammation
iron metabolism
hyperferritinaemia
hepcidin
url https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/12/6/546
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