Journal article
Longitudinal follow-up of postacute COVID-19 syndrome: DLCO, quality-of-life and MRI pulmonary gas-exchange abnormalities
Abstract
129Xe MRI red blood cell to alveolar tissue plasma ratio (RBC:TP) abnormalities have been observed in ever-hospitalised and never-hospitalised people with postacute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS). But, it is not known if such abnormalities resolve when symptoms and quality-of-life scores improve. We evaluated 21 participants with PACS, 7±4 months (baseline) and 14±4 months (follow-up) postinfection. Significantly improved diffusing capacity of the …
Authors
Matheson AM; McIntosh MJ; Kooner HK; Abdelrazek M; Albert MS; Dhaliwal I; Nicholson JM; Ouriadov A; Svenningsen S; Parraga G
Journal
Thorax, Vol. 78, No. 4, pp. 418–421
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
April 2023
DOI
10.1136/thorax-2022-219378
ISSN
0040-6376