Prevalence and diagnostic significance of de-novo 12-lead ECG changes after COVID-19 infection in elite soccer players.
Raghav T BhatiaAneil MalhotraHamish MacLachlanSabiha GatiSarandeep MarwahaNikhil ChatrathSaad FyyazHaroldo AleixoSamar Al-TuraihiAswin BabuJoyee BasuPaul CattersonRobert CooperJoelle Julius Nicolaas DaemsHarshil DhutiaFilipe FerrariJuliette C van HattumZafar IqbalAlexandros KasiakogiasAntoinette KennyTamim KhanbhaiShafik KhouryChris MilesDavid Lee OxboroughKashif QuaziDhrubo RakhitAnushka SharmaAmanda VarnavaMaría Teresa Tomé-EstebanGherardo FinocchiaroRicardo SteinHarald T JørstadMichael PapadakisSanjay SharmaPublished in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2023)
3% of athletes demonstrated de-novo ECG changes post COVID-19 infection, of which 88% were diagnosed with cardiac inflammation. Most affected athletes exhibited cardiac symptoms; however, de-novo ECG changes contributed to a diagnosis of cardiac inflammation in 20% of athletes without cardiac symptoms.