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Patient populations were analyzed separately according to their long COVID status at the time of transplant to preserve the temporal relationship between the exposure (long COVID) and the outcome (graft failure or mortality).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In total, 146 (5%, 146\/3,202) patients were diagnosed with long COVID, 443 (14%, 443\/3,202) patients expired during the study period, and 202 (6%, 202\/3,202) were diagnosed with graft failure. Overall, patients with long COVID were older, had an increased comorbidity burden, and were more likely to be lung, heart, or heart\u2013lung recipients compared with those who were not diagnosed with long COVID. Long COVID was not significantly associated with death or graft failure in this study population, though relationships varied across subpopulations.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The observed differences between patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and long COVID before and after transplant warrant additional studies as the proportion of people with some SARS-CoV-2 infection history approaches 90%. 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