Post-COVID period in a patient 2.5 years after coronavirus infection (COVID-19) with 100% lung involvement and prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

This study demonstrated the possibility of nearly complete recovery in a patient 2.5 years after an extremely severe course of coronavirus infection with 100% lung involvement and prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Nevertheless, the presence of subclinical signs of pulmonary fibrosis according to spiral computed tomography and body plethysmography, as well as signs of post-infarction cardiosclerosis and chronic heart failure according to laboratory tests and electrocardiography, dictates the need for long-term dynamic health monitoring for this particular patient and for convalescents of coronavirus infection in general. Key words: COVID-19, cardiorenal syndrome, post-COVID syndrome, pulmonary fibrosis, chronic heart failure