1 in 7 college athletes had heart damage after Covid recovery, revealed US study

10:30:00 AM, Sunday 13th of September 2020 | in miscellaneous

Doctors suggest cardiac screening tests for competitive athletes who have recovered from Covid-19 after a small study found heart damage in 1 in 7 college sports competitors, including in those whose coronavirus infection caused no obvious symptoms. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging on 26 competitive college athletes who had either a mild or asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection found four, or 15%, with signs of inflammation of heart muscle.