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INFECTIOUS DISEASES / RESEARCH LETTER
Factors influencing the risk of cardiovascular complications following COVID-19 – clinical implications. The LATE-COVID study
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Department of Preventive Cardiology and Lipidology, Medical University of Lodz (MUL), Lodz, Poland
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Department of Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Diseases, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute (PMMHRI), Lodz, Poland
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Faculty of Medicine, the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL), Lublin, Poland
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Ciccarone Centre for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Submission date: 2024-04-28
Acceptance date: 2024-04-29
Online publication date: 2025-12-15
Publication date: 2026-01-16
Corresponding author
Joanna Lewek
Department of Preventive Cardiology and Lipidology Medical University of Lodz Department of Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Diseases Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute Lodz, Poland
Department of Preventive Cardiology and Lipidology Medical University of Lodz Department of Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Diseases Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute Lodz, Poland
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(6):2882-2887
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