Impact of wearing a facial covering on aerobic exercise capacity in the COVID-19 era: is it more than a feeling?

Clin Res Cardiol. 2020 Dec;109(12):1595-1596. doi: 10.1007/s00392-020-01725-7. Epub 2020 Aug 24.

¹ Section of Clinical Cardiology, Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Miller Family Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Desk J2-4, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
² Section of Heart Failure and Transplantation Medicine, Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Miller Family Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Desk J3-4, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
³ Section of Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation, Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Miller Family Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Desk JB-1, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA. vanitee@ccf.org.

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Keywords: CPET; Exercise intolerance; Facial mask; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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