COVID-19 reduces cardiorespiratory fitness even months after a mild to moderate acute phase: a retrospective cohort study.
Ladislav StepanekMarie NakládalováEliska SovovaLubomír ŠtěpánekAlena BorikováMarkéta SovováKatarína MoravcováJaromír OžanaLibor JelínekPublished in: Infectious diseases (London, England) (2023)
On the basis of repeated CPETs, COVID-19 significantly, albeit rather modestly, reduces CRF almost one year after infection. The reduction persists even after the acute phase with mild or moderate severity.