SARS-CoV-2 infection and return to play in junior competitive athletes: is systematic cardiac screening needed?

Luna CavigliMichele CillisVeronica MochiFederica FrascaroNicola MochiArnel HajdarevicAlessandra RoselliMassimo CapitaniFederico AlvinoSilvia GiovaniCorrado LisiMaria Teresa CappelliniRosa Anna CollocaGiulia Elena MandoliSerafina ValenteMarta FocardiMatteo CameliMarco BonifaziFlavio D'ascenzi

Published in: British journal of sports medicine (2021)

The prevalence of cardiac involvement was low in junior athletes after asymptomatic or mild SARS-CoV-2 infection. A screening strategy primarily driven by cardiac symptoms should detect cardiac involvement from SARS-CoV-2 infection in most junior athletes. Systematic echocardiographic screening is not recommended in junior athletes.

Keyphrases

high school
left ventricular
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
heart failure
mitral valve
risk factors
left atrial
depressive symptoms
sleep quality