Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in COVID-19 patients at 3 months follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long-term effects of Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) are of utmost relevance. We aimed to determine: 1) the functional capacity of COVID-19 survivors by cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET); 2) the characteristics associated with cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) performance; 3) the safety and tolerability of CPET.

Methods

We prospectively enrolled consecutive patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 from Azienda Sanitaria Locale 3, Genoa. Three months after hospital discharge a complete clinical evaluation, trans-thoracic echocardiography, CPET, pulmonary function tests, and dominant leg extension (DLE) maximal strength measurement were performed.

Results

From the 225 patients discharged alive from March to November 2020, we excluded 12

SUBMITTER: Clavario P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8302817 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature