Why the study?
Does a history of nonhospitalized COVID-19 infection affect long-term cardiovascular health and physical functioning compared to matched controls?
Does a history of nonhospitalized COVID-19 infection affect long-term cardiovascular health and physical functioning compared to matched controls?
Nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients do not show objective differences in cardiovascular risk or arterial stiffness at 6 months compared to controls, despite a high prevalence of persistent symptoms like fatigue.
No objective CV differences at 6 months after nonhospitalized COVID; leaves open the significance of persistent symptoms.
We examined cardiovascular and physical functioning outcomes in nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19, at a median of 6 mo postinfection. When compared with matched controls, minor differences in physical functioning were found, but objective measures of cardiovascular risk and arterial stiffness did not differ between groups. However, one in three former patients with COVID-19 reported residual symptoms, notably fatigue. Follow-up studies should investigate the origins of residual symptoms and their long-term consequences in former, nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19.
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