Michael John Patton, Donald Benson, Sarah W Robison, Dhaval Raval, Morgan L Locy, Kinner Patel, Scott Grumley, Emily B Levitan, Peter Morris, Matthew Might, Amit Gaggar, Nathaniel Erdmann
BACKGROUNDPersistent cough and dyspnea are prominent features of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (also termed 'Long COVID'); however, physiologic measures and clinical features associated with these pulmonary symptoms remain poorly defined. Using longitudinal pulmonary function testing (PFTs) and CT imaging, this study aimed to identify the characteristics and determinants of pulmonary Long COVID.METHODSThis single-center retrospective study included 1,097 patients with clinically defined Long COVID characterized by persistent pulmonary symptoms (dyspnea, cough, and chest discomfort) lasting for ≥1 month after resolution of primary COVID infection...
April 23, 2024: JCI Insight