November 23, 2020

High Prevalence of Pericardial Involvement in College Student Athletes Recovering From COVID-19

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): sequelae

In a cohort of 48 university student athletes who recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection and returned to campus in July 2020 in West Virginia (30% asymptomatic), more than 1 in 3 showed signs of resolving heart inflammation on imaging studies. 27 student athletes (56%) had cardiac abnormalities, including 19 students with late enhancement of the pericardium and associated pericardial effusion. No student athlete showed specific imaging features of ongoing myocardial inflammation.

Brito et al. (Nov 4, 2020). High Prevalence of Pericardial Involvement in College Student Athletes Recovering From COVID-19. JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.10.023