Is There a Relationship between Hyperventilation Syndrome and History of Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection? A Cross-Sectional Study

Following COVID-19 infection, many patients suffer from long-lasting symptoms that may greatly impair their quality of life. Persisting dyspnea and other functional respiratory complaints can evoke hyperventilation syndrome (HVS) as a putative contributor to long-COVID presentation in COVID-19 survivors. We aimed to assess the possible relationship between HVS and previous acute COVID-19 infection. We designed a cross-sectional, single-center study, including all patients consecutively referred to our Lung Function and Exercise Testing Department between January and June 2021. Participants completed a systematic Nijmegen Questionnaire, a modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale assessment, a post-COVID screening questionnaire, and performed a standardized lung function test. The population was divided according to HVS diagnosis, defined as a Nijmegen score of > 23/64. The occurrence of previous COVID-19 infection was compared according to the Nijmegen score after adjustment for potential confounders by multivariate logistic regression. In total, 2846 patients were included: 1472 men (51.7%) with a mean age of 56 (±16.6) years. A total of 455 patients (16%) declared a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, and 590 patients presented a positive score (>23/64) in the Nijmegen Questionnaire (20.7%). Compared with COVID-19-free patients, there was an increased occurrence of HVS+ in cases of COVID-19 infection that did not require hospitalization (aOR = 1.93 [1.17−3.18]). The results of this large-scale, cross-sectional study suggest an association between HVS diagnosis and a history of COVID-19 disease in patients who were not hospitalized.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) - 10(2022), 11 vom: 28. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Allado, Edem [VerfasserIn]
Poussel, Mathias [VerfasserIn]
Hamroun, Aghiles [VerfasserIn]
Moussu, Anthony [VerfasserIn]
Kneizeh, Ghias [VerfasserIn]
Hily, Oriane [VerfasserIn]
Temperelli, Margaux [VerfasserIn]
Corradi, Christophe [VerfasserIn]
Koch, Alexandre [VerfasserIn]
Albuisson, Eliane [VerfasserIn]
Chenuel, Bruno [VerfasserIn]

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COVID-19
Hyperventilation
Journal Article
Long COVID

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Date Revised 08.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/healthcare10112154

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348740794