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ReviewDer Radiologe2021

[Morphological and functional sequelae after COVID-19 pneumonia].

Ruxandra-Iulia Milos, Daria Kifjak, Benedikt H Heidinger, Florian Prayer, Lucian Beer, Sebastian Röhrich, Christian Wassipaul, Daniela Gompelmann, Helmut Prosch

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Review in Der Radiologe, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Ruxandra-Iulia MilosUniversitätsklinik für Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Wien, Österreich. ruxandra-iulia.milos@meduniwien.ac.at.
Daria KifjakUniversitätsklinik für Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Wien, Österreich.
Benedikt H HeidingerUniversitätsklinik für Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Wien, Österreich.
Florian PrayerUniversitätsklinik für Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Wien, Österreich.
Lucian BeerUniversitätsklinik für Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Wien, Österreich.
Sebastian RöhrichUniversitätsklinik für Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Wien, Österreich.
Christian WassipaulUniversitätsklinik für Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Wien, Österreich.
Daniela GompelmannKlinische Abteilung für Pulmologie, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin II, Medizinische Universität Wien, Wien, Österreich.
Helmut ProschUniversitätsklinik für Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Wien, Österreich.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFollowing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a proportion of patients report prolonged or worsening symptoms and impairments. These symptoms are increasingly referred to as "long COVID" syndrome. They may be associated with radiological changes on computed tomography (CT) and pulmonary function impairment.

objectivesTo discuss the role of long-term assessment of COVID-19 patients to determine which patients may benefit from follow-up. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis article presents the current results of clinical, radiological, and pulmonary function follow-up tests after COVID-19 pneumonia.

resultsChronic fatigue and dyspnea are the most common persistent symptoms after COVID-19. Patients also present impaired exercise capacity. On CT, ground-glass opacities and parenchymal bands are the most common residual changes after COVID-19 pneumonia, histologically corresponding to organizing pneumonia. A proportion of patients who had severe COVID-19 pneumonia may show fibrotic-like changes during follow-up. Patients with severe acute infection may present with a restrictive syndrome with lower diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) and total lung capacity (TLC) values. Overall, significant and continuous improvement in all symptoms as well as radiomorphological and functional changes were observed over time.

conclusionsPatients with persistent symptoms after COVID-19 should be evaluated and treated in specialized post-COVID-19 clinics in a multidisciplinary manner.

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COVID-19PneumoniaHumansLungRespiratory Function TestsSARS-CoV-2Diagnostic imagingFollow-upLong COVIDPost-COVID clinicsPulmonary function

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PMCPMC8444509

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