Altered lung physiology in two cohorts after COVID-19 infection as assessed by computed cardiopulmonography
Year: 2022
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study used a novel technique, computed cardiopulmonography, to study the lungs of patients who have had COVID-19. Depending on severity of infection, there were increases in anatomical dead space, reductions in absolute lung volumes, and increases in ventilation inhomogeneity broadly equivalent to those associated with 15 yr of aging. However, without measurements taken before infection, it is unclear whether the changes result from COVID-19 infection or are risk factors for more severe disease.
Source: Journal of Applied Physiology
Authors: Snapper R. M. Magor-Elliott, Asma Alamoudi, Rebecca R. Chamley, Haopeng Xu, Tishan Wellalagodage, Rory P. McDonald, David O’Brien, Jonathan Collins, Ben Coombs, James Winchester, Ed Sellon, Cheng Xie, Dominic Sandhu, Christopher J. Fullerton, John H. Couper, Nicholas M. J. Smith, Graham Richmond, Mark P. Cassar, Betty Raman, Nick P. Talbot, Alexander N. Bennett, Edward D. Nicol, Grant A. D. Ritchie, Nayia Petousi, David A. Holdsworth, Peter A. Robbins
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4297964477