Exercise intolerance in post-coronavirus disease 2019 survivors after hospitalisation.
Mariana Lima LafetáVitor C SouzaThaís C F MenezesCarlos G Y VerrastroFrederico J MancusoAndré Luis P AlbuquerqueSuzana E TanniMeyer IzbickiJúlio P CarlstronLuiz Eduardo NeryRudolf K F OliveiraPriscila A SperandioEloara Vieira Machado FerreiraPublished in: ERJ open research (2023)
Exercise intolerance in the post-COVID-19 survivors was related to a high dead space fraction of tidal volume at peak exercise and a decreased resting forced vital capacity, suggesting that both pulmonary microcirculation injury and ventilatory impairment could influence aerobic capacity in this patient population.