Long-term cardiovascular health status and physical functioning of nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19 compared with non-COVID-19 controls
Koen M. van der Sluijs, Esmée A. Bakker, Tim J. Schuijt, Jayaraj Joseph, Maryam Kavousi, Geert‐Jan Geersing, Frans H. Rutten, Yvonne Hartman, Dick H. J. Thijssen, Thijs M.H. Eijsvogels
Abstract
We examined cardiovascular and physical functioning outcomes in nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19, at a median of 6 mo postinfection. When compared with matched controls, minor differences in physical functioning were found, but objective measures of cardiovascular risk and arterial stiffness did not differ between groups. However, one in three former patients with COVID-19 reported residual symptoms, notably fatigue. Follow-up studies should investigate the origins of residual symptoms and their long-term consequences in former, nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19.