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An electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities among people at a risk of Long COVID in Uganda was investigated.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A cross\u2010sectional study was conducted from February to June 2022 at the post COVID\u201019 clinic in Mulago National Specialized Hospital, Kampala. A standard resting ECG was performed on individuals at least 2 months following acute COVID\u201019, with a negative SARS\u2010CoV\u20102 reverse\u2010transcription polymerase chain reaction. Socio\u2010demographic and clinical characteristics as well as vital signs were recorded for all study participants.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of the 244 study participants, 117 (47.9%) were female. The median age of all the participants was 33.0 (interquartile range: 26.0\u201343.5) years. Twenty\u2010five (10.2%) participants had a history of smoking, whereas 117 (48%) had a history of alcohol intake. In total, 46 (18.9%) had abnormal ECG findings (95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 14.39\u201324.29), and nonspecific T\u2010wave inversion (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a016, 34%) was the most frequent ECG abnormality. The proportion of participants with ECG abnormalities was 48% lower among females (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR]: 0.52, 95% CI: 0.28\u20130.96, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> value &lt;0.05) and twofold greater for those with a history of smoking (aPR: 2.03, 95% CI: 1.096\u20133.776, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> value &lt;0.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>One in five Ugandans who were checked at the clinic at a risk of Long COVID showed ECG abnormalities. 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