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Most pro athletes show no lasting heart damage from COVID-19
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Most athletes who have had COVID-19 don t show lasting heart damage, according to a new study. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo
In some reassuring news for professional athletes, a new study finds very few develop inflammatory heart disease after being infected with COVID-19, and most can safely return to play.
In fact, of nearly 800 professional athletes who had tested positive, less than 1% were barred from returning to play because of heart damage from COVID-19, researchers said.
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These findings reinforce the previous recommendation that asymptomatic and mild cases of COVID-19 don t require additional testing in the majority of cases, said lead researcher Dr. Matthew Martinez, director of Atlantic Health System Sports Cardiology at Morristown Medical Center in New Jersey. ....

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