The COVID-19 in athletes (COVA) study: a national study on cardio-pulmonary involvement of SARS-CoV-2 infection among elite athletes.

Hanne Kruuse RasmusenMikkel AarøeChristoffer Valdorff MadsenHelga Lillian GudmundsdottirKenneth Hudlebusch MertzAstrid Duus MikkelsenChristian Have DallChristoffer BrushøjJesper Løvind AndersenMaria Helena Dominguez Vall-LamoraAnn BovinS Peter MagnussonJens Jakob ThuneRedi PeciniLars Pedersen

Published in: European clinical respiratory journal (2022)

These clinically-driven data show no signs of cardiac involvement among athletes who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection without cardiopulmonary symptoms and duration <7 days. Athletes with cardiopulmonary symptoms or prolonged duration of COVID-19 display, exercise-limiting cardiopulmonary involvement.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
physical activity
pulmonary hypertension
heart failure
big data
left ventricular
sleep quality
atrial fibrillation