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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Association of Heart Rate Variability with Pulmonary Function Impairment and Symptomatology Post-COVID-19 Hospitalization.

Estelle A M C Adang, Maud T A Strous, Joop P van den Bergh, Debbie Gach, Vivian E M van Kampen, Roel E P van Zeeland, Dennis G Barten, Frits H M van Osch

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Estelle A M C AdangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, VieCuri Medical Centre, 5912 BL Venlo, The Netherlands.
Maud T A StrousDepartment of Internal Medicine, VieCuri Medical Centre, 5912 BL Venlo, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-7116-4465
Joop P van den BerghDepartment of Internal Medicine, VieCuri Medical Centre, 5912 BL Venlo, The Netherlands.
Debbie GachNUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Vivian E M van KampenDepartment of Pulmonology, VieCuri Medical Centre, 5912 BL Venlo, The Netherlands.
Roel E P van ZeelandDepartment of Pulmonology, VieCuri Medical Centre, 5912 BL Venlo, The Netherlands.
Dennis G BartenDepartment of Emergency Medicine, VieCuri Medical Centre, 5912 BL Venlo, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-7185-9491
Frits H M van OschNUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands.
VieCuri Medisch Centrum · NLMaastricht University · NL

Funding

VieCuri Corona Foundation and Regio Noord-Limburg 2022-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The persistence of symptoms beyond three months after COVID-19 infection, often referred to as post-COVID-19 condition (PCC), is commonly experienced. It is hypothesized that PCC results from autonomic dysfunction with decreased vagal nerve activity, which can be indexed by low heart rate variability (HRV). The aim of this study was to assess the association of HRV upon admission with pulmonary function impairment and the number of reported symptoms beyond three months after initial hospitalization for COVID-19 between February and December 2020. Follow-up took place three to five months after discharge and included pulmonary function tests and the assessment of persistent symptoms. HRV analysis was performed on one 10 s electrocardiogram obtained upon admission. Analyses were performed using multivariable and multinomial logistic regression models. Among 171 patients who received follow-up, and with an electrocardiogram at admission, decreased diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) (41%) was most frequently found. After a median of 119 days (IQR 101-141), 81% of the participants reported at least one symptom. HRV was not associated with pulmonary function impairment or persistent symptoms three to five months after hospitalization for COVID-19.

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COVID-19Heart RateHospitalizationHumansLungPatient Dischargeautonomic dysfunctionCOVID-19heart rate variabilitylong COVIDlung functionpost-COVID-19 conditionsymptomatologyvagal nerve activity

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PMID36904676
PMCPMC10007596
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