Decreased phrenic nerve compound muscle action potential, inspiratory muscle strength, and exercise capacity after COVID-19

Decreased phrenic nerve compound muscle action potential, inspiratory muscle strength, and exercise capacity after COVID-19

ObjectivesRespiratory muscle weakness with higher ventilatory demands were reported even in patients recovering from only mild COVID-19 symptoms. Aim of this study was to assess the function of phrenic nerve and inspiratory respiratory muscle as well as cardiopulmonary exercise capacity in patients...

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Main Authors: Karin Vonbank, Helena Nics, Ralf Harun Zwick, Julia Maasz, Benjamin Sabic, Marijan Potzmann, Georg Brandhofer, Julia Fuchs, Lusine Yeghiazaryan, Martin Burtscher, Tatjana Paternostro-Sluga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
COVID-19 infection
exercise capacity
phrenic nerve
inspiratory muscle weakness
maximum inspiratory pressure
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1308443/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1308443/full

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