Table 3.
Cardiac assessment according to COVID status
| Cardiac assessment | F-NLR Rugby players, n = 779 | Student Athlete, n = 171 |
|---|---|---|
| ECG Abnormalities, n (%) | ||
| COVID (−) athletes, n (%) | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| Post-COVID(+), new abnormalities1 | 6 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| Echocardiography abnormalities, n (%) | ||
| Post-COVID(+)2 | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) |
| Stress test abnormalities, n (%) | ||
| Post-COVID(+)3 | 7 (3.4) | 3 (12.0) |
| CMR abnormalities4 | ||
| COVID(−), n (%) | ||
| Non-specific | 2 (7.1) | NA |
| Specific | 1 (3.6) | NA |
| Post-COVID(+), n (%) | ||
| Non-specific | 10 (11.1) | 2 (16.7) |
| Specific | 0 (0.0) | 1 (8.3) |
1All F-NRL athletes underwent ECG at inclusion. The ECG was compared to an ECG performed during the previous year. For COVID(+)incident F-NRL players, the post-COVID ECG was compared to pre-COVID ECG. All sport students of the University of Bordeaux underwent an inclusion ECG
2COVID(+)prevalent and COVID(+)incident athletes underwent echocardiography at the end of the isolation period. Any COVID(+) prevalent student athletes (history of positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR in the previous 6 months and/or positive serology at inclusion) underwent echocardiography
3All COVID(+) athletes underwent stress testing. 4CMR was performed in 130 athletes [102 COVID(+) and 28 COVID(−)]