🇨🇦 Another clue as to what causes breathlessness in #LongCovid
34 patient study, 12 hospitalised with Covid, 24 not.
9 month Long Covid.
MRI scan showing issues with how tiny branches of air tubes in the lungs were moving oxygen into the red blood cells
globalnews.ca/news/8950820/l…
34 patient study, 12 hospitalised with Covid, 24 not.
9 month Long Covid.
MRI scan showing issues with how tiny branches of air tubes in the lungs were moving oxygen into the red blood cells
globalnews.ca/news/8950820/l…
“Red blood cells are responsible for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. Any disruption in the flow of this oxygen to red blood cells will trigger the brain to say, ‘breathe more’ — resulting in a feeling of breathlessness”
“All 34 of the patients who participated in the study were experiencing problems in the level of oxygen being absorbed by their red blood cells.
And they all had the same result, regardless of the severity of their symptoms or whether they had been hospitalized for COVID-19”
And they all had the same result, regardless of the severity of their symptoms or whether they had been hospitalized for COVID-19”
The article is silent as to vax status at the time of infection.
And there is no link to the study to fill in the gaps.
And there is no link to the study to fill in the gaps.
H/t @Indy259 for the link to the study which suggests that the cohort was recruited from a quaternary-care COVID-19 clinic between April and October 2021.
So, if 9m with #Long Covid at recruitment, likely infected prior to vaccination.
pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/ra…
So, if 9m with #Long Covid at recruitment, likely infected prior to vaccination.
pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/ra…
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