Patients discharged after hospitalization for COVID-19 pneumonia were retrospectivelyselected by radiologically established criteria that at admission presented at chestcomputed tomography (CT) (i) normal lung parenchyma 10%. All At discharge and after 9 months, all subjectsunderwent cardiological evaluation, echocardiogram, pulmonary function tests (PFT) bothatby 3 and by 12 months after discharge. Chest CT was performed by 12 months afterdischarge and chest CT. Specifically, the magnitude of pulmonary involvement betweenbaseline and follow-up was considered the primary endpoint of this study. Secondaryendpoints of the study were results of respiratory function testing, echocardiographicparametersparameters, and persistence of symptoms.
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Radiation: Computed tomography
Follow-up computed tomography at 3-6 months and 12 months
Other Name: Pulmonary function test,Echocardiography
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥ 18
- Hospitalization for severe COVID-19 pneumonia
- Computed tomography during index hospitalization that showed: (i) normale lung
parenchyma < 50% of total lung volume and/or (ii) parenchymal consolidation > 10%
- Cardiological and pneumological visit, echocardiography and pulmonary function test
at 3 and 12 months from hospital discharge
- Computed tomography by 12 months from hospital discharge
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age < 18
- Absence of previously cited test.
IRCCS San Raffaele
Milan 3173435, Lombardy 3174618, Italy
Gabriele Fragasso, MD, Principal Investigator
IRCCS San Raffaele