Today let’s decode a meta-analysis published in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine in January 2026 that did something nobody had done before: pooled all available observational data on autonomic dysfunction in Long COVID into a single, properly methodologically rigorous global prevalence estimate. The numbers it produced are striking enough that they deserve a dedicated piece rather than a passing mention.
Seven in Ten Long COVID Patients May Have Orthostatic Intolerance. A New Meta-Analysis Finally Puts Numbers on It.
The first global prevalence estimates of autonomic dysfunction in Long COVID are here. The numbers are larger than most clinicians suspect.
