TY - JOUR T1 - Short and Long Term Non-Invasive Cardiopulmonary Exercise Assessment in previously Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J DO - 10.1183/13993003.01739-2022 SP - 2201739 AU - Inderjit Singh AU - Phillip Joseph Y1 - 2022/01/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/early/2022/09/14/13993003.01739-2022.abstract N2 - The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has had a staggering impact on the global healthcare system [1]. It was estimated that by November 2021, over 3 billion individuals or 44% of the world's population had been infected with SARS-CoV-2 at least once [2]. A substantial number of survivors of COVID-19 exhibit chronic signs and symptoms of multisystemic illness [3, 4]. This so-called Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (or PASC) syndrome describes a phenomenon that ranges from persistent neurocognitive deficits to cardiorespiratory symptoms beyond 4 weeks from acute disease onset [1]. ER -