Cardiac screening prior to return to play after SARS-CoV-2 infection: focus on the child and adolescent athlete: A Clinical Consensus Statement of the Task Force for Childhood Health of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology.
Flavio D'ascenziSilvia CastellettiPaolo Emilio AdamiElena CavarrettaMaría Sanz-de la GarzaViviana MaestriniAlessandro BiffiPaul KantorGuido PielesEvert VerhagenMonica TiberiHenner HanssenMichael PapadakisJosef NiebauerMartin HallePublished in: European journal of preventive cardiology (2022)
Cardiac sequelae after COVID-19 have been described in athletes, prompting the need to establish a return-to-play (RTP) protocol to guarantee a safe return to sports practice. Sports participation is strongly associated with multiple short- and long-term health benefits in children and adolescents and plays a crucial role in counteracting the psychological and physical effects of the current pandemic. Therefore, RTP protocols should be balanced to promote safe sports practice, particularly after an asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection that represents the common manifestation in children. The present consensus document aims to summarize the current evidence on the cardiac sequelae of COVID-19 in children and young athletes, providing key messages for conducting the RTP protocol in paediatric athletes to promote a safe sports practice during the COVID-19 era.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- healthcare
- mental health
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- high school
- young adults
- primary care
- left ventricular
- public health
- randomized controlled trial
- physical activity
- quality improvement
- health information
- emergency department
- childhood cancer
- heart failure
- depressive symptoms
- health promotion
- atrial fibrillation
- clinical practice