Effects of surgical and FFP2 masks on cardiopulmonary exercise capacity in patients with heart failure

<h4>Aims</h4> Surgical and FFP2 masks are recommended to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2. The cardiopulmonary effects of facemasks in patients with chronic heart failure are unknown. This prospective, cross-over study quantified the effects of wearing no mask (nm), surgical mask (sm),...

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Main Authors: Alexander Kogel, Pierre Hepp, Tina Stegmann, Adrienn Tünnemann-Tarr, Roberto Falz, Patrick Fischer, Felix Mahfoud, Ulrich Laufs, Sven Fikenzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9397906/?tool=EBI