Cardiopulmonary exercise testing might be helpful for interpretation of impaired pulmonary function in recovered COVID-19 patients
Yi Gao, Ruchong Chen, Geng Qian, Xiaoneng Mo, Chen Zhan, Wenhua Jian, Shiyue Li, Jinping Zheng
Abstract
We are grateful to have the opportunity for an in-depth discussion with Nusair [1] and D.G. Chapman and co-workers. We sincerely appreciate their insightful comments on our study about the impaired pulmonary function in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients [2, 3], which helps to interpret the parameters of abnormal lung diffusion capacity more accurately. Besides the impaired lung diffusion capacity, impairment of exercise endurance in recovered patients with COVID-19 should also be considered <https://bit.ly/3qrzPDY>
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Pulmonary function testingMedicineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCardiologyLungInternal medicineLung functionDiseaseCoronavirusIntensive care medicinePhysical therapyPathologyOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)Long-Term Effects of COVID-19COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesThermal Regulation in Medicine