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The role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the screening before the return-to-play of elite athletes after COVID-19: utility o futility?
Filomena, Domenico; Birtolo, Lucia I; Penza, Marco; Gualdi, Gianfranco; DI Giacinto, Barbara; Maestrini, Viviana.
  • Filomena D; Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
  • Birtolo LI; Institute of Sport Medicine, Sport and Health, National Italian Olympic Committee, Rome, Italy.
  • Penza M; Department of Clinical, Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
  • Gualdi G; Institute of Sport Medicine, Sport and Health, National Italian Olympic Committee, Rome, Italy.
  • DI Giacinto B; Institute of Sport Medicine, Sport and Health, National Italian Olympic Committee, Rome, Italy.
  • Maestrini V; Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
J Sports Med Phys Fitness ; 61(8): 1137-1143, 2021 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1310334
ABSTRACT
Recent reports based on cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) showed a wide range of prevalence of inflammatory heart diseases in COVID-19 convalescent athletes ranging from 0.4 up to 15%. These observations had an important impact in the field of sport cardiology opening an intense debate around the best possible screening strategy before the return-to-play. The diagnostic yield of CMR for detecting acute inflammatory disease is undebatable. However, the opportunity to use it in the screening protocol after COVID-19 has been questioned. Current evidence does not seem to support the routine use of CMR and the prescription of CMR should be based upon clinical indication.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J Sports Med Phys Fitness Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S0022-4707.21.12764-1

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J Sports Med Phys Fitness Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S0022-4707.21.12764-1