Cardiac sequelae after COVID-19 have been described in athletes, prompting the need to establish a return-to-play (RTP) protocol to guarantee a safe return to sports practice. Sports participation is strongly associated with multiple short- and long-term health benefits in children and adolescents and plays a crucial role in counteracting the psychological and physical effects of the current pandemic. Therefore, RTP protocols should be balanced to promote safe sports practice, particularly after an asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection that represents the common manifestation in children. The present consensus document aims to summarize the current evidence on the cardiac sequelae of COVID-19 in children and young athletes, providing key messages for conducting the RTP protocol in paediatric athletes to promote a safe sports practice during the COVID-19 era.
Cardiac screening prior to return to play after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Focus on the child and adolescent athlete. A clinical consensus statement of the task force for childhood health of the european association of preventive cardiology / D’Ascenzi, Flavio; Castelletti, Silvia; Adami, PAOLO EMILIO; Cavarretta, Elena; Sanz-de la Garza, María; Maestrini, Viviana; Biffi, Alessandro; Kantor, Paul; Pieles, Guido; Verhagen, Evert; Tiberi, Monica; Hanssen, Henner; Papadakis, Michael; Niebauer, Josef; Halle, Martin. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY. - ISSN 2047-4873. - 29:16(2022), pp. 2120-2124. [10.1093/eurjpc/zwac180]
Cardiac screening prior to return to play after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Focus on the child and adolescent athlete. A clinical consensus statement of the task force for childhood health of the european association of preventive cardiology
Paolo Emilio Adami;Elena Cavarretta;Viviana Maestrini;
2022
Abstract
Cardiac sequelae after COVID-19 have been described in athletes, prompting the need to establish a return-to-play (RTP) protocol to guarantee a safe return to sports practice. Sports participation is strongly associated with multiple short- and long-term health benefits in children and adolescents and plays a crucial role in counteracting the psychological and physical effects of the current pandemic. Therefore, RTP protocols should be balanced to promote safe sports practice, particularly after an asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection that represents the common manifestation in children. The present consensus document aims to summarize the current evidence on the cardiac sequelae of COVID-19 in children and young athletes, providing key messages for conducting the RTP protocol in paediatric athletes to promote a safe sports practice during the COVID-19 era.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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