Symptom burden, lung function, exercise tolerance and inflammation in patients post COVID-19: results from the prospective COVID-19 Chronic Morbidity (CCHROMO) study
Carla Bellinghausen, Achim Grünewaldt, Tara Azem, Cornelius Lask, Wenhan Du, Alexander Seeger, Eva Herrmann, Ralf Schubert, Julia Hafner, Maria J G T Vehreschild, Tobias Manuel Appel, Gernot Rohde · 2026
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Carla Bellinghausen and co-authors report a 2026 journal article from the CCHROMO study of long-lasting illness after COVID-19. The study follows patients at a post-COVID clinic with lung tests, exercise tests, and blood samples for up to three years. Its exact causes and course are still poorly understood.
This interim report covers 253 patients across 561 visits, a median of 273 days after diagnosis. Fatigue hit about eighty-five percent, with breathlessness, headache, and thinking problems each near seventy percent. Standard breathing tests were mostly normal, yet over half of visits showed weak breathing muscles and nearly a third showed poor exercise capacity. Links between symptoms, test results, and blood markers were weak overall.
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| CREATOR | Carla Bellinghausen, Achim Grünewaldt, Tara Azem, Cornelius Lask, Wenhan Du, Alexander Seeger, Eva Herrmann, Ralf Schubert, Julia Hafner, Maria J G T Vehreschild, Tobias Manuel Appel, Gernot Rohde |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46207 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |