Prevalence of inflammatory heart disease among professional athletes with prior COVID-19 infection who received systematic return-to-play cardiac screening
MW Martinez, AM Tucker, OJ Bloom, G Green… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The major North American professional sports leagues were among the first to
return to full-scale sport activity during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Given the unknown incidence of adverse cardiac sequelae after COVID-19 infection in
athletes, these leagues implemented a conservative return-to-play (RTP) cardiac testing
program aligned with American College of Cardiology recommendations for all athletes
testing positive for COVID-19. Objective To assess the prevalence of detectable …
return to full-scale sport activity during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Given the unknown incidence of adverse cardiac sequelae after COVID-19 infection in
athletes, these leagues implemented a conservative return-to-play (RTP) cardiac testing
program aligned with American College of Cardiology recommendations for all athletes
testing positive for COVID-19. Objective To assess the prevalence of detectable …