Long-term reduced functional capacity and quality of life in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

Journal: Frontiers in medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Persistent symptoms and exercise intolerance have been reported after COVID-19, even months after the acute disease. Although, the long-term impact on exercise capacity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is still unclear.

Authors

  • Anderson Donelli da Silveira
    Division of Cardiology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • Fernando Luis Scolari
    Division of Cardiology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • Marina Petersen Saadi
    Division of Cardiology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • Darshan H Brahmbhatt
    Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Mauricio Milani
    Hasselt University, REVAL/BIOMED, Hasselt, Belgium.
  • Juliana Goulart Prata Oliveira Milani
    Hasselt University, REVAL/BIOMED, Hasselt, Belgium.
  • Gerson Cipriano Junior
    Health Sciences and Technologies Graduate Program, University of Brasilia (UnB), Brasilia, Brazil.
  • Ivaine Tais Sauthier Sartor
    Social Responsibility, Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • Gabriela Oliveira Zavaglia
    Social Responsibility, Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • Maiko Luis Tonini
    General Coordination, Chronic and Airborne Disease Surveillance Coordination, Health Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Brasilia, Brazil.
  • Marcela Santos Correa da Costa
    General Coordination, National Immunization Program, Health Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Brasilia, Brazil.
  • Marcelo Comerlato Scotta
    Social Responsibility, Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • Renato T Stein
    Social Responsibility, Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • Regis Goulart Rosa
    Social Responsibility, Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

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