Ventilatory efficiency in long-term dyspnoeic patients following COVID-19 pneumonia.

Daniel PiamontiLuigi PanzaRoberto FloreValentina BaccoliniDaniela PellegrinoArianna SannaAltea LecciGiulia Lo MuzioDario AngeloneFlavio Marco MirabelliMatteo MorviducciPaolo OnoratiEmanuele MessinaValeria PanebiancoCarlo CatalanoMatteo BoniniPaolo Palange

Published in: Respiratory physiology & neurobiology (2024)

At eighteen months from COVID-19 pneumonia, 20 % of subjects still complains of exertional dyspnea. At CPET this may be explained by persistently reduced ventilatory efficiency, possibly related to the degree of lung parenchymal involvement in the acute phase of infection, likely reflecting a damage in the pulmonary circulation.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
pulmonary hypertension
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
oxidative stress
intensive care unit
patient reported
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
advanced cancer