Non-COVID-19 cardiovascular pathology from return-to-play screening in college athletes after COVID-19.
Christian F KleinBradley J PetekNathaniel MoulsonAaron L BaggishTimothy W ChurchillKimberly G HarmonStephanie A KliethermesManesh R PatelJonathan A DreznerPublished in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2023)
Major non-COVID-19 cardiovascular pathology was identified in 1/500 college athletes undergoing return-to-play screening. In athletes without ECG abnormalities, TTE's added value was limited to pathological aortic root dilatation in 1/1000 athletes and minor abnormalities warranting surveillance in 1/160 athletes. Two-thirds of findings were incidental or of uncertain significance.