Persistent dyspnea after COVID-19 is not related to cardiopulmonary impairment; a cross-sectional study of persistently dyspneic COVID-19, non-dyspneic COVID-19 and controls

Persistent dyspnea after COVID-19 is not related to cardiopulmonary impairment; a cross-sectional study of persistently dyspneic COVID-19, non-dyspneic COVID-19 and controls

Background: Up to 53% of individuals who had mild COVID-19 experience symptoms for >3-month following infection (Long-CoV). Dyspnea is reported in 60% of Long-CoV cases and may be secondary to impaired exercise capacity (VO2peak) as a result of pulmonary, pulmonary vascular, or cardiac insult...

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Main Authors: Rhys I. Beaudry, Andrew R. Brotto, Rhea A. Varughese, Stephanie de Waal, Desi P. Fuhr, Ronald W. Damant, Giovanni Ferrara, Grace Y. Lam, Maeve P. Smith, Michael K. Stickland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
DLCO
long-covid
pulmonary function
pulmonary vascular
VO2
maximal oxygen consumption
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2022.917886/full

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