Lung pathophysiology in patients with long COVID-19: one size definitely does not fit all

Dejan Radovanovic; Edgardo D'Angelo

doi:10.1183/23120541.00052-2023

Lung pathophysiology in patients with long COVID-19: one size definitely does not fit all

ERJ Open Res. 2023 Apr 17;9(2):00052-2023. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00052-2023. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Authors

Dejan Radovanovic¹, Edgardo D'Angelo²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (DIBIC), Ospedale Luigi Sacco, Polo Universitario, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
² Department of Physiopathology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.

Abstract

Despite reduced resting lung volumes and D _LCO, patients with long COVID and dyspnoea have similar physiological response to exercise to healthy subjects. D _LCO impairment can marginally explain heterogeneity of complex syndromes such as long COVID. https://bit.ly/40j4aX6.

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