Association of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Cardiopulmonary Long COVID with Exercise Capacity and Chronotropic Incompetence among People with HIV.
Matthew S DurstenfeldMichael J PelusoMatthew A SpinelliDanny LiRebecca HohMonica GandhiTimothy J HenrichMandar A ArasCarlin S LongSteven G DeeksPriscilla Y HsuePublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)
Exercise capacity and chronotropy are lower among PWH compared to SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals without HIV. Among PWH, SARS-CoV-2 infection and PASC were not strongly associated with reduced exercise capacity. Chronotropic incompetence may be a mechanism limiting exercise capacity among PWH.