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Cardio-Pulmonary Dysfunction Evaluation in Patients with Persistent Post-COVID-19 Headache

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  • Álvaro Aparisi

    (Department of Cardiology, Hospital del Mar, 08003 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Cristina Ybarra-Falcón

    (Department of Cardiology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, 47005 Valladolid, Spain)

  • Carolina Iglesias-Echeverría

    (Department of Cardiology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, 47005 Valladolid, Spain)

  • Mario García-Gómez

    (Department of Cardiology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, 47005 Valladolid, Spain)

  • Marta Marcos-Mangas

    (Department of Cardiology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, 47005 Valladolid, Spain)

  • Gonzalo Valle-Peñacoba

    (Department of Neurology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, 47005 Valladolid, Spain)

  • Manuel Carrasco-Moraleja

    (Department of Cardiology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, 47005 Valladolid, Spain)

  • César Fernández-de-las-Peñas

    (Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), 28922 Madrid, Spain)

  • Ángel L. Guerrero

    (Department of Neurology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, 47005 Valladolid, Spain)

  • David García-Azorín

    (Department of Neurology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, 47005 Valladolid, Spain)

Abstract

Background (1): Headache is a prevalent symptom experienced during ongoing SARS-CoV-2 infection, but also weeks after recovery. Whether cardio-pulmonary dysfunction contributes causally to headache persistence is unknown. Methods (2): We conducted a case-control analysis nested in a prospective cohort study. Individuals were recruited from August 2020 to December 2020. Patients were grouped according to the presence or absence of long-COVID headache for three months after COVID-19 resolution. We compared demographic data, clinical variables, cardio-pulmonary laboratory biomarkers, quality of life, and cardio-pulmonary function between groups. Results (3): A cohort of 70 COVID-19 patients was evaluated. Patients with headaches (n = 10; 14.3%) were more frequently female (100% vs. 58.4%; p = 0.011) and younger (46.9 ± 8.45 vs. 56.13 ± 12 years; p = 0.023). No between-group differences in laboratory analysis, resting echocardiography, cardio-pulmonary exercise test, or pulmonary function tests were observed. Conclusion (4): In this exploratory study, no significant differences in cardio-pulmonary dysfunction were observed between patients with and without long-COVID headache during mid-term follow-up.

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  • Álvaro Aparisi & Cristina Ybarra-Falcón & Carolina Iglesias-Echeverría & Mario García-Gómez & Marta Marcos-Mangas & Gonzalo Valle-Peñacoba & Manuel Carrasco-Moraleja & César Fernández-de-las-Peñas & Á, 2022. "Cardio-Pulmonary Dysfunction Evaluation in Patients with Persistent Post-COVID-19 Headache," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-10, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:7:p:3961-:d:780350
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