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. 2020 Aug 17;120(1):83–92. doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2020.08.015

Table 1.

Contraindications for home exercise training for patients with COVID-19.

COVID-19 patients group Contraindications
Without underlying diseases Acute high fever > 39 °C
Tachypnea at rest > 30 breaths per minutes
With hypertension Uncontrolled resting hypertension > 180/110 mmHg
Orthostatic blood pressure drop of > 20 mmHg with symptoms
With DM Blood sugar < 70 mg/dl
Blood sugar > 300 mg/dl with urine ketones
With CVD Unstable angina
Uncontrolled sinus tachycardia > 120 beats per minute
History of significant aortic stenosis (aortic valve area < 1.0 cm2)
History of third-degree atrioventricular block without pacemaker
Uncontrolled atrial or ventricular arrhythmias
Uncompensated heart failure
With pulmonary diseases Acute exacerbated symptoms of preexisting COPD or asthma

Abbreviations: CVD, cardiovascular disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COVID-19, COronaVIrus Disease 2019; DM, diabetes mellitus.