Low Risk of Cardiac Complications in Collegiate Athletes After Asymptomatic or Mild COVID-19 Infection.
Clin J Sport Med
; 32(4): 382-386, 2022 07 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1909018
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this study was to determine the utility of "standard" cardiac screening with EKG, echocardiography, and serum troponin T (hs-Tn T) testing after COVID infection in competitive college athletes.DESIGN:
Prospective cohort study.SETTING:
Tertiary cardiology clinic, university training room.PARTICIPANTS:
Sixty-five Division 1 athletes recovered from COVID-19 and 465 controls. ASSESSMENT All COVID-recovered athletes underwent cardiac screening on return to campus in fall 2020. Controls were screened if indicated by preparticipation examination. Students cleared for sports participation were followed for the development of cardiac complications. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURE:
Incidence of cardiac complications after COVID infection.RESULTS:
Infected athletes experienced mild (26/65), moderate (8/65), or no (31/65) COVID symptoms. No athletes had severe symptoms. Men were more likely to have been asymptomatic (20/31), and women were more likely to have had moderate (7/8) symptoms (P = 0.015). All athletes, except 2 with anosmia, were asymptomatic at the time of cardiac testing. One athlete had persistently elevated hs-Tn T but no evidence of myocarditis on cardiac MRI. All other cardiac testing was negative. No athletes were diagnosed with myocarditis (95% CI 0%-5.5%). All athletes were cleared for athletic participation. None suffered complications over the next 9 months.CONCLUSIONS:
After COVID-19 infection, no college athletes with mild, moderate, or no symptoms had signs of myocarditis, and all returned to play without cardiac complication. These findings support consensus opinion recommendations that college-age athletes who recovered from COVID-19 and who experienced mild or no symptoms may return to play without cardiac testing.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Heart Diseases
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Myocarditis
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin J Sport Med
Journal subject:
Sports Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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