COVID-19 and the Athlete's Heart

Learning Objectives:

  1. Discuss the uncertainties regarding COVID-19 infection on the heart in asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients (including athletes).
  2. Review the implications of myocarditis in athletes, focusing on COVID-19, and discuss the current controversies of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of athletes recovered from COVID-19 infection.
  3. Provide an update on return-to-play for athletes recovered from COVID-19.



Moderator: Jonathan Kim, MD, FACC

Panel: Aaron Baggish, MD, FACC; Benjamin Levine, MD, FACC; Matthew Martinez, MD, FACC; Kim Harmon, MD

Clinical Topics:

Keywords: Sports, Athletes