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 VagoPublished 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.