加强了与长期COVID相关的症状管理的外部反推力
Mohanakrishnan Sathyamoorthy1, Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez2, Swathi Varanasi3
1Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Christian University and University of North Texas Health Science Center School of Medicine, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
概括
增强的外部反推力 (EECP) 疗法显著改善了长期COVID患者的疲劳和心血管症状. 这种治疗使得所有无法在治疗前工作的参与者能够在治疗后回到他们的工作位.
科学领域:
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 肺部病理学 肺部病理学
- 后病毒综合征 后病毒综合征
背景情况:
- 长期COVID是一种具有持续疲劳和心血管症状的衰弱状况.
- 目前对长期COVID的治疗选择有限,需要探索新型疗法.
研究的目的:
- 评估增强外部对冲动 (EECP) 作为长期COVID患者治疗干预的疗效.
- 评估EECP对疲劳,心血管功能和长期COVID患者整体生活质量的影响.
主要方法:
- 在7个门诊中心的长期COVID患者队列上进行了回顾性分析.
- 患者接受了15-35次EECP,并使用验证的仪器测量了结果,包括PROMIS疲劳,SAQ,DASI,6MWT,CCS风等级,RDS和PHQ-9.
主要成果:
- 与基线相比,在PROMIS疲劳 (p<0.001),SAQ (p<0.001),DASI (p<0.001) 和6MWT (p=0.002) 中观察到显著改善.
- 63%的患者在加拿大心血管学会Angina等级上有所改善,44%的患者在Rose Dyspnea Scale上有所改善.
- 所有在EECP之前无法工作的患者在治疗后能够恢复工作.
结论:
- 经过验证的疲劳和心血管标志物的有效改善,EECP显示出作为长期COVID治疗的重大潜力.
- 该疗法还对患者恢复工作能力产生了积极影响,这表明功能能力得到恢复.
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