Cardiac Involvement with COVID-19 in College Athletes

摘要

Much remains unknown about how SARS-CoV-2 infection affects the hearts of competitive athletes. Investigators conducted a prospective, multicenter, observational registry study that included people from 42 colleges and universities.Among the 19,378 athletes enrolled in the registry, 3384 (18%) tested positive for COVID-19. Of the 3018 who qualified for the analysis, 33% were asymptomatic, and 29% had mild symptoms, typically loss of taste or smell (40%), headache (39%), and sore throat (31%). Another 13% had cardio-pulmonary symptoms (chest pain, exercise intolerance, palpitations, shortness of breath).