Ventilatory efficiency in post-COVID-19 athletes.

ABSTRACT: Limitation in exercise capacity has not been described in athletes affected by SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, patients who have recovered from COVID-19 without cardiopulmonary impairment show exaggerated ventilatory response during exercise. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the ventilatory efficiency (VEf) in competitive athletes recovered from COVID-19 and to characterize the ventilation versus carbon dioxide relationship (VE/VCO₂ ) slope in this population. Thirty-seven competitive athletes with COVID-19 were recruited for this study. All participants underwent spirometry, echocardiography, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET). z-FVC values and end-title pressure of CO₂ (P_ET CO₂ ) were lower in the third tertile compared with the first te

SUBMITTER: Komici K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10513909 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature