ArticleAmerican journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology2023
Long-term cardiovascular health status and physical functioning of nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19 compared with non-COVID-19 controls.
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- The risk factors for long term cardiovascular symptoms in patients after coronavirus disease 2019 infection.Annals of medicine · 2024Observational
- Physical exercise-related manifestations of long COVID: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2024Review
- High prevalence of cardiac post-acute sequelae in patients recovered from Covid-19. Results from the ARCA post-COVID study.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2024Article
- Device-assessed physical activity and sleep quality of post-COVID patients undergoing a rehabilitation program.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Elevated Arterial Blood Pressure as a Delayed Complication Following COVID-19-A Narrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Carotid-Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Altered tissue oxygenation in patients with post COVID-19 syndrome.Microvascular research · 2023Article
- Preoperative SARS-CoV-2 infection increases risk of early postoperative cardiovascular complications following noncardiac surgery.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2023Article
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- Distinct Features of Vascular Diseases in COVID-19.Journal of inflammation research · 2023Review
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Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is reported to have long-term effects on cardiovascular health and physical functioning, even in the nonhospitalized population. The physiological mechanisms underlying these long-term consequences are however less well described. We compared cardiovascular risk factors, arterial stiffness, and physical functioning in nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19, at a median of 6 mo postinfection, versus age- and sex-matched controls. Cardiovascular risk was assessed using blood pressure and biomarker concentrations (amino-terminal pro-B-type-natriuretic-peptide, high-sensitive cardiac troponin I, C-reactive protein), and arterial stiffness was assessed using carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity. Physical functioning was evaluated using accelerometry, handgrip strength, gait speed and questionnaires on fatigue, perceived general health status, and health-related quality of life (hrQoL). We included 101 former patients with COVID-19 (aged 59 [interquartile range, 55-65] yr, 58% male) and 101 controls. At 175 [126-235] days postinfection, 32% of the COVID-19 group reported residual symptoms, notably fatigue, and 7% required post-COVID-19 care. We found no differences in blood pressure, biomarker concentrations, or arterial stiffness between both groups. Former patients with COVID-19 showed a higher handgrip strength (43 [33-52] vs. 38 [30-48] kg,
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