Sports, Myocarditis and COVID-19: Diagnostics, Prevention and Return-to-play Strategies
Int J Sports Med DOI: 10.1055/a-1810-5314Myocarditis is an umbrella term for non-ischemic myocardial inflammation and
remains a leading cause of sudden cardiac death in active individuals and
athletes. Accurate diagnosing is challenging and diseases could often remain
undetected. In the majority of cases, acute myocarditis resolves favourably.
However, a relevant proportion of patients may have an increased risk of
prognostically relevant cardiac arrhythmias and/or the development and
progression of maladaptive myocardial remodelling (dilated cardiomyopathy). This
review provides current knowledge on myocarditis and sports with special regard
to the COVID-19 pandemic. Possible causes, common symptoms and proposed
diagnostics are summarized. The relevance of temporary avoidance of intensive
sports activities for both the prevention and therapy of acute myocarditis is
discussed. Risk stratification, specific return-to-play recommendations and
proposed follow-up diagnostics (also after COVID-19 infection) are
presented. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart,
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Source: International Journal of Sports Medicine - Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Schmidt, Thomas Bjarnason-Wehrens, Birna Zacher, Jonas Predel, Hans-Georg Reiss, Nils Tags: Review Source Type: research
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