ArticleThe European respiratory journal2021
Cardiopulmonary exercise capacity and limitations 3 months after COVID-19 hospitalisation.
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- Prevalence, risk factors and treatments for post-COVID-19 breathlessness: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2022Pooled it
- Use of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing to Evaluate Long COVID-19 Symptoms in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2022Pooled it
- Pulmonary function and chest computed tomography abnormalities 6-12 months after recovery from COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Respiratory research · 2022Pooled it
- Determinants of cardiorespiratory fitness measured by cardiopulmonary exercise testing in COVID-19 survivors: a systematic review with meta-analysis and meta‑regression.Brazilian journal of physical therapyPooled it
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- Evaluation of long-term sequelae by cardiopulmonary exercise testing 12 months after hospitalization for severe COVID-19.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Trial
- The Effectiveness of a Four-Week Digital Physiotherapy Intervention to Improve Functional Capacity and Adherence to Intervention in Patients with Long COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation in Long-COVID-19 Patients with Persistent Breathlessness and Fatigue: The COVID-Rehab Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Symptom burden, lung function, exercise tolerance and inflammation in patients post COVID-19: results from the prospective COVID-19 Chronic Morbidity (CCHROMO) study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- Long COVID Does Not Impair Hemodynamic, Vascular, or Autonomic Responses to Maximal Exercise: Sex-Stratified Study in Young Adults.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Article
- Comparison of cardiopulmonary fitness level with normal values after COVID-19 and evaluation of factors affecting physical capacity.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Hybrid Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improves Cardiorespiratory Exercise Fitness in Formerly Hospitalised Long COVID Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Maximal oxygen uptake, pulmonary function and walking economy are not impaired in patients diagnosed with long COVID.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- A Subgroup Reanalysis of the Efficacy of Bufei Huoxue Capsules in Patients With "Long-Covid-19".Pulmonary circulation · 2025Article
- The impact of COVID-19 severity on adult survivors: Is there a relationship between vascular reactivity and cardiorespiratory fitness?Physiological reports · 2025Article
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- Association of Pulmonary Involvement at Baseline with Exercise Intolerance and Worse Physical Functioning 8 Months Following COVID-19 Pneumonia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Case Report: Rehabilitation assessment and exercise using cardiopulmonary exercise test after coronavirus-disease pneumonia.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Article
- [S1 guideline long/post-COVID syndrome].Urologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to describe cardiopulmonary function during exercise 3 months after hospital discharge for COVID-19 and compare groups according to dyspnoea and intensive care unit (ICU) stay.
methodsParticipants with COVID-19 discharged from five large Norwegian hospitals were consecutively invited to a multicentre, prospective cohort study. In total, 156 participants (mean age 56.2 years, 60 females) were examined with a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) 3 months after discharge and compared with a reference population. Dyspnoea was assessed using the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnoea scale.
resultsPeak oxygen uptake (
conclusionsOne-third of participants experienced
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