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Competitive athletes recovering from COVID-19 may experience ventilatory inefficiency despite normal exercise capacity. Ventilatory inefficiency during exercise is linked to reduced ventilatory performance and lower FVC in these athletes.

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  • Cardiopulmonary Physiology
  • Infectious Disease Research

Background:

  • Exercise capacity limitations are not well-described in athletes post-SARS-CoV-2 infection.
  • Recovered COVID-19 patients without cardiopulmonary impairment exhibit exaggerated ventilatory responses during exercise.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate ventilatory efficiency (VEf) in competitive athletes after COVID-19 recovery.
  • To characterize the ventilation versus carbon dioxide (VE/VCO2) slope in this athletic population.

Main Methods:

  • Recruited 37 competitive athletes post-COVID-19.
  • Conducted spirometry, echocardiography, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET).

Main Results:

  • Lower z-FVC and end-tidal CO2 (PETCO2) observed in higher tertiles.
  • VE/VCO2 slope significantly correlated with maximal VCO2/VE and maximal VO2/VE.
  • Found inverse correlation between increased VE/VCO2 slope and max VCO2/VE and max VO2/VE.

Conclusions:

  • Competitive athletes post-SARS-CoV-2 may exhibit ventilatory inefficiency (ViE) without exercise limitation.
  • Higher FVC correlates with better exercise ventilatory performance.
  • Increased VE/VCO2 slope is inversely related to maximal gas exchange efficiency metrics.