Long-term Effects of COVID-19 in Athletes
COVID-19, although commonly associated with complications to the respiratory system, is increasingly understood to exert a significant impact on the heart and cardiovascular system. Cardiac abnormality including myocarditis has been shown in a large proportion of patients hospitalized for COVID-19.
Given that myocarditis is associated with sudden mortality in athletes, attention has turned to the risk of myocarditis following COVID-19 in athletic and highly active people. Researchers are seeking to establish the effectiveness of cardiac evaluation in stratifying athletes post-COVID-19 infection for fitness to return to training.
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COVID-19 and cardiac complications
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The American College of Cardiology s Cardiovascular Summit will feature several poster presentations on care delivery, cost reduction and quality improvement that offer innovative concepts to combat access to care, especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and as the broader health care system works to improve health equity. Research examines the rapid adoption of virtual outpatient care, enabling rural primary care teams to improve cardiovascular health and optimizing emergency room use after clinic hours.
Summaries of embargoed abstracts are below. For access to the full abstracts or to register for media access to the conference, contact Katie Glenn at kglenn@acc.org.
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Deborah L. Crabbe (left), Professor of Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) has been approved for a $35,000 funding award to provides mentorship and research training to medical trainees from under-represented groups. Sabrina Islam (right), Assistant Professor of Medicine at Temple University will serve as the co-lead on the Edna Kynett Foundation award. (Courtesy of Temple University.)
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