Endothelial dysfunction and altered endothelial biomarkers in patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).
Milan HaffkeHelma FreitagGordon RudolfMartina SeifertWolfram DoehnerNadja ScherbakovLeif HanitschKirsten WittkeSandra BauerFrank KonietschkeFriedemann PaulJudith Bellmann-StroblClaudia KedorCarmen ScheibenbogenFranziska SotznyPublished in: Journal of translational medicine (2022)
A subset of PCS patients display evidence for ED shown by a diminished RHI and altered endothelial biomarkers. Different associations of the RHI with clinical parameters as well as varying biomarker profiles may suggest distinct pathomechanisms among patient subgroups.