Why the study?
Do patients with long COVID-19 have altered cardiac autonomic function compared to healthy individuals?
Do patients with long COVID-19 have altered cardiac autonomic function compared to healthy individuals?
Long COVID-19 is associated with altered cardiac autonomic function, specifically increased parasympathetic activity as measured by heart rate variability.
Should not yet change clinical management; hypothesis-generating for autonomic assessment in long COVID.
Patients with long COVID-19 had lower HF values than healthy individuals. These variations are associated with increased parasympathetic activity, which may be related to long COVID-19 symptoms and inflammatory laboratory findings.
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