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. 2022 Jun 16;32(8):465–475. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2022.06.003

Table 1.

Current studies of SARS-CoV-2 positive athletes who underwent CMR evaluation for return-to-play.

STUDIES Cohort/Characteristics Days to CMR Abnormal CMR ↑T1 ↑T2 LGE LV Function RV Function Pericardial Effusion Diagnosis of Myocarditis Resolution of Myocarditis
Brito(33) 54 college athletes
46 (85.2%) men
37 (70%) symptomatic
48 underwent CMR
27
27 (56.3%) 9 (18.75%) 0 1 (2%) 59.91% 53.58% 28 (58.3%) Not Reported Not Studied
Clark(31) 59 college athletes
37 (63%) women
46 (78%) symptomatic
59 underwent CMR
21.5 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported 27 (16%) 60% 53% 1 (2%) 2 (3%) Not Studied
Daniels(34) 2461 college athletes
1879 (66.9%) men
Symptoms not reported
1597 underwent CMR
22 Not Reported 5 (0.3%) 31 (1.9%) 37 (2.3%) Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported 37 (2.3%) 100% T2 resolved
43% residual LGE
40.7% resolved LGE
27% pending imaging
Martinez(35) 789 professional athletes
777 (98.5%) men
460 (58.3%) symptomatic
27 underwent CMR
17 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported 3 (11%) Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported 5 (0.6%) Not Studied
Moulson(36) 3018 college athletes
965 (32%) women
2022 (67%) symptomatic
317 underwent CMR
33 Not Reported 7 (2%) 7 (2%) 12 (4%) Not Reported Not Reported 13 (4%) 15 (0.7%) Not Studied
Rajpal(22) 26 college athletes
15 (57.7%) men
12 (26.9%) symptomatic
26 underwent CMR
11-53 46% 9 (45%) 13 (50%) 12 (46%) 58% 57% 2 (8%) 4 (15%) Not Studied
Mitrani(37) 174 professional athletes
122 (70%) men
148 (85.1%) symptomatic
28 underwent CMR
21 5 2 1 3 56.8% 43% (3/5 reported) 3 (2) 1.1% 100%

CMR, cardiovascular magnetic resonance; LGE, late gadolinium enhancement; LV, left ventricle; RV, right ventricle; LVEDV, left ventricular end-diastolic volume