Sex-specific differences of cardiopulmonary fitness and pulmonary function in exercise-based rehabilitation of patients with long-term post-COVID-19 syndrome
Rehabilitation improves cardiopulmonary fitness, pulmonary function and disease burden in women and men with long-term PCS. Women with PCS may benefit from intensified respiratory muscle training. Clinical assessment should include cardiopulmonary exercise testing and pulmonary function tests and fatigue assessments for all PCS patients to document limitations and tailor therapeutical strategies.
Authors
- Hendrik Schäfer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8598-9003)
- Boris Schmitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7041-7424)
- Gereon Böll
- Marc Teschler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5613-6703)
- Johanna M. Mooren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6208-7269)
- Mona Kotewitsch
- René Garbsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7428-5692)
- Melina Waranski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1338-8560)
- Katalin Vereckei
- Frank C. Mooren
Institutions
- Witten/Herdecke University (DE)
- Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03658-8
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.43