ea0086oc4.3 | Adrenal and Cardiovascular | SFEBES2022
Devine Kerri
, Walker Brian R
, Homer Natalie ZM
, Openshaw Peter JM
, Kenneth Baillie J.
, Andrew Ruth
, Wain Louise V
, Semple Malcolm G
, Reynolds Rebecca M
Background: Endocrine systems are known to be disrupted in acute illness, and we previously demonstrated that plasma steroid concentrations correlated with severity in patients hospitalised with COVID-19. Given their similarity to some clinical hormone deficiencies, we hypothesised that long-COVID symptoms may be related to ongoing endocrine dysfunction.Methods: Plasma steroids, precursors and metabolites were quantified by LCMS/MS in multi-c...