Effects of exercise rehabilitation in patients with long COVID-19

Cristina Barbara; Piero Clavario; Vincenzo De Marzo; Roberta Lotti; Giulia Guglielmi; Annalisa Porcile; Carmelo Russo; Raffaele Griffo; Timo Mäkikallio; Arto Jorma Hautala; Italo Porto

doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwac019

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. 2022 Jan 25:zwac019. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwac019

Effects of exercise rehabilitation in patients with long COVID-19

Cristina Barbara ^1,^3,^#, Piero Clavario ^2,^3,^#, Vincenzo De Marzo ^3,^4,³, Roberta Lotti ^5,^6,³, Giulia Guglielmi ^7,^8,³, Annalisa Porcile ^9,³, Carmelo Russo ^10,³, Raffaele Griffo ^11,³, Timo Mäkikallio ^12,³, Arto Jorma Hautala ^13,^3,², Italo Porto ^14,^15,^✉,^3,²

¹ Cardiac Rehabilitation Center of Genoa,Azienda Sanitaria Locale, ASL 3 Genovese, Genoa, Italy

² Cardiac Rehabilitation Center of Genoa,Azienda Sanitaria Locale, ASL 3 Genovese, Genoa, Italy

³Cardiology Unit, DICATOV - Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy

⁴Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), University of Genoa, Genoa Italy

⁵Cardiology Unit, DICATOV - Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy

⁶Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), University of Genoa, Genoa Italy

⁷Cardiology Unit, DICATOV - Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy

⁸Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), University of Genoa, Genoa Italy

⁹ Cardiac Rehabilitation Center of Genoa,Azienda Sanitaria Locale, ASL 3 Genovese, Genoa, Italy

¹⁰ Cardiac Rehabilitation Center of Genoa,Azienda Sanitaria Locale, ASL 3 Genovese, Genoa, Italy

¹¹ Cardiac Rehabilitation Center of Genoa,Azienda Sanitaria Locale, ASL 3 Genovese, Genoa, Italy

¹²Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

¹³Cardiovascular Research Group, Division of Cardiology, Oulu University Hospital,University of Oulu, Finland

¹⁴Cardiology Unit, DICATOV - Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy

¹⁵Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), University of Genoa, Genoa Italy

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These authors contributed equally to this work.

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The two last authors (Dr. Hautala and Prof. Porto) share senior authorship of this paper.

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This author takes responsibility for all aspects of the reliability and freedom from bias of the data presented and their discussed interpretation

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Corresponding author: Prof. Italo Porto. University of Genoa, Cardiovascular Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties (DIMI), Viale Benedetto XV, 10, 16132 Genoa (Italy); Email : italo.porto@unige.it; Tel : +39-010-5553441

PMCID: PMC8807301 PMID: 35078233

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Cristina Barbara, Cardiac Rehabilitation Center of Genoa,Azienda Sanitaria Locale, ASL 3 Genovese, Genoa, Italy.

Piero Clavario, Cardiac Rehabilitation Center of Genoa,Azienda Sanitaria Locale, ASL 3 Genovese, Genoa, Italy.

Vincenzo De Marzo, Cardiology Unit, DICATOV - Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), University of Genoa, Genoa Italy.

Roberta Lotti, Cardiology Unit, DICATOV - Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), University of Genoa, Genoa Italy.

Giulia Guglielmi, Cardiology Unit, DICATOV - Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), University of Genoa, Genoa Italy.

Annalisa Porcile, Cardiac Rehabilitation Center of Genoa,Azienda Sanitaria Locale, ASL 3 Genovese, Genoa, Italy.

Carmelo Russo, Cardiac Rehabilitation Center of Genoa,Azienda Sanitaria Locale, ASL 3 Genovese, Genoa, Italy.

Raffaele Griffo, Cardiac Rehabilitation Center of Genoa,Azienda Sanitaria Locale, ASL 3 Genovese, Genoa, Italy.

Timo Mäkikallio, Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

Arto Jorma Hautala, Cardiovascular Research Group, Division of Cardiology, Oulu University Hospital,University of Oulu, Finland.

Italo Porto, Cardiology Unit, DICATOV - Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, IRCCS San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), University of Genoa, Genoa Italy.

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Effects of exercise rehabilitation in patients with long COVID-19

Cristina Barbara, MD

Piero Clavario, MD

Vincenzo De Marzo, MD

Roberta Lotti, MD

Giulia Guglielmi, MD

Annalisa Porcile, MD

Carmelo Russo, MD

Raffaele Griffo, MD

Timo Mäkikallio, MD PhD

Arto Jorma Hautala, MD, PhD

Italo Porto, MD PhD

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