ReviewMolecular biology reports2021
Silent hypoxia in COVID-19: pathomechanism and possible management strategy.
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- Sensitivity of cognitive function tests to acute hypoxia in healthy subjects: a systematic literature review.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Pooled it
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- Progress in research on osteoporosis secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection.Animal models and experimental medicine · 2025Review
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- Advances in gas-exchange physiology and pathophysiology.ERS monograph · 2025Article
- Neurological, psychological, psychosocial complications of long-COVID and their management.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Review
- Acute COVID-19 and LongCOVID syndrome - molecular implications for therapeutic strategies - review.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Understanding chronic inflammation: couplings between cytokines, ROS, NO, CaFrontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Retrospective longitudinal study on the long-term impact of COVID-19 infection on polysomnographic evaluation in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2024Article
- Does COVID-19 Trigger the Risk for the Development of Parkinson's Disease? Therapeutic Potential of Vitamin C.Molecular neurobiology · 2024Review
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- Evaluation of the predictors and frequency of silent hypoxemia in COVID-19 patients and the gap between pulse oximeter and arterial blood gas levels: A cross-sectional study.Health care science · 2024Article
- Exploring the bias: how skin color influences oxygen saturation readings via Monte Carlo simulations.Journal of biomedical optics · 2024Article
- Cross-Validation of Metabolic Phenotypes in SARS-CoV-2 Infected Subpopulations Using Targeted Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS).Journal of proteome research · 2024Article
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Abstract
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a severe health issue, especially to the patients who develop silent hypoxia condition after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Due to the lack of dyspnoea and extremely low oxygen saturation level, these patients are at exceptionally higher risk. Although the prevalence of silent hypoxia in COVID-19 patients has been evident in several cases, the underlying pathomechanism behind this condition is still unclear. Silent hypoxia in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients can be diagnosed with the help of a pulse oximeter, blood gas levels, and a 6-min walking test. While the clinicians and researchers figure out the exact reason for this phenomenon, the patients must be under strict day-to-day monitoring. In this article, we aim to provide comprehensive insights into the underlying symptoms, mechanism, and possible factors behind the occurrence of silent hypoxia among COVID-19 patients.
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