Study: Few athletes develop heart issues related to COVID-19
Less than 1% of them developed cardiac injury, compared to 7% of the overall population.
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Mar 5, 2021, 11:40 AM
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hearts of COVID-19 patients.
Researchers
looked at 800 professional athletes who tested positive for the virus.
Less than
1% of them developed cardiac injury, compared to 7% of the overall population.
Researchers studied athletes who were mostly men averaging
about 25 years old.
The study
was published in the Jama Cardiology Journal.
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