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Exercise capacity impairment after COVID-19 pneumonia is mainly caused by deconditioning

Year: 2021

Type: letter

Abstract: Not pulmonary factors, but physical deconditioning is the main limiting factor of exercise capacity in patients after severe COVID-19 pneumonitis. This underscores the importance of an early rehabilitative intervention in these patients. <https://bit.ly/2XVvr6C>

Source: European Respiratory Journal

DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01136-2021

Authors: Kathleen Jahn, Mihaela Sava, Gregor Sommer, Desiree M. Schumann, Stefano Bassetti, Martin Siegemund, Manuel Battegay, Daiana Stolz, Michael Tamm, Nina Khanna, Katrin E. Hostettler

Institutions: University of Basel, University Hospital of Basel

Language: English

Topic: Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Subfield: Clinical Neurology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W3211248419

Cites: 23

Cited by: 48

Related to: 10