Gas exchange abnormalities in Long COVID are driven by the alteration of the vascular component.

Gianluca ImeriCaterina ContiAnna CaroliAlberto ArrigoniPietro BonaffiniSandro SironiLuca NovelliFederico RaimondiGreta ChiodiniSimone VargiuFabiano Di Marco

Published in: Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine (2024)

In COVID-19 survivors who are still symptomatic or have minimal CT findings at one year, gas exchange abnormalities are determined by impairment of the vascular component, rather than the diffusive component of the alveolar membrane.

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coronavirus disease
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respiratory syndrome coronavirus
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magnetic resonance imaging
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positron emission tomography