Individuals with a previous symptomatic COVID-19 infection have altered heart rate and blood pressure variability during acute exercise.

As the number of COVID-19 cases begin to diminish it is important to turn our attention to any long-term issues that may be associated with a prior infection. Cardiovascular defects have been noted following prior SARS-CoV-2 infections. However, less is known about how a previous infection alters the cardiovascular response to exercise.