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Is cardiac involvement prevalent in highly trained athletes after SARS-CoV-2 infection? A cardiac magnetic resonance study using sex-matched and age-matched controls.

Liliána Erzsébet SzabóVencel JuhászZsófia DohyCsenge FogarasiAttila KovácsBálint Károly LakatosOrsolya KissNóra SydóEmese CsulakFerenc Imre SuhaiKristóf HirschbergDávid BeckerBéla MerkelyHajnalka Vago
Published in: British journal of sports medicine (2021)
Among 147 highly trained athletes after SARS-CoV-2 infection, cardiac involvement on CMR showed a modest frequency (4.7%), with definite signs of myocarditis present in only 1.4%. Comparing athletes after SARS-CoV-2 infection and healthy sex-matched and age-matched athletes showed no difference between CMR parameters, including native T1 and T2 values.
Keyphrases
  • magnetic resonance
  • left ventricular
  • respiratory syndrome coronavirus
  • high school
  • resistance training
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • sars cov
  • computed tomography