ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Physical Fitness Differences, Amenable to Hypoxia-Driven and Sarcopenia Pathophysiology, between Sleep Apnea and COVID-19.
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- Sarcopenia, frailty syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea as elements of the aging phenotype in head and neck cancer and upper airway disorders: a scoping review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Breathlessness and exercise with virtual reality system in long-post-coronavirus disease 2019 patients.Frontiers in public health · 2023Trial
- Musculoskeletal Sequelae of Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effects of Exercise Rehabilitation on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Long-COVID-19 Survivors: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- The impact of a 12-week tele-exercise program on cognitive function and cerebral oxygenation in patients with OSA: randomized controlled trial-protocol study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Physical Activity in Long COVID: A Comparative Study of Exercise Rehabilitation Benefits in Patients with Long COVID, Coronary Artery Disease and Fibromyalgia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Tele-Exercise in Non-Hospitalized versus Hospitalized Post-COVID-19 Patients.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Handgrip strength is an indirect indicator of physical fitness that is used in medical rehabilitation for its potential prognostic value. An increasing number of studies indicate that COVID-19 survivors experience impaired physical fitness for months following hospitalization. The aim of our study was to assess physical fitness indicator differences with another prevalent and hypoxia-driven disease, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS). Our findings showed differences between post-COVID-19 and OSAS groups in cardiovascular responses, with post-COVID-19 patients exhibiting higher values for heart rate and in mean arterial blood pressure. Oxygen saturation (SpO
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