Cardiopulmonary function in paediatric post-COVID-19: a controlled clinical trial

Conclusion: This is the first study to investigate post-COVID-19 in children using the cardiopulmonary exercise test. Although there was a significantly reduced\(\dot{{\text{V}}}{{\text{O}}}_{2}{\text{peak}}\) in the post-COVID-19 group, this was not true for the percent of predicted values. No pathological findings with respect to cardiac or pulmonary functions could be discerned. Deconditioning was the most plausible cause for the experienced symptoms.    Trial registration: clinicaltrials.gov, NCT054445531, Low-field Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Pediatric Post Covid-19 —Full Text View—ClinicalTrials.gov.What is Known:• The persistence of symptoms after an infection with SARS-CoV 2, so-called post-COVID-19 exists also in children.• So far little research has been conducted to analyze this entity in the pediatric population.What is New:• This is the first study proving a significantly lower cardiopulmonary function in pediatric patients suffering from post-COVID-19 symptoms.• The cardiac and pulmonary function appear similar between children suffering from post-COVID-19 and those who don’t, but the peripheral muscles seem affected.
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research