Long-term manifestations of COVID-19 in athletes: a narrative review.

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q2 ORTHOPEDICS

Physician and Sportsmedicine Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-29 DOI:10.1080/00913847.2024.2321629

João Ribeiro, Daniel Caldeira, Hélder Dores

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Abstract

Background: Long COVID is a condition where symptoms or complications persist beyond 3 months after COVID-19 infection. Although most athletes experience mild symptoms, those involved in sports with higher cardiovascular demands can develop long COVID, which can negatively impact sports performance. This narrative review aimed to analyze the long COVID in athletes, especially cardiovascular effects; to alert medical and sporting community for the clinical aftermaths of COVID-19, focusing on physical activity; and to discuss the potential return-to-play strategies for these athletes.

Methods: An electronic search in PubMed database for articles published between January/2020 and February/2023 was performed including athletic populations with COVID-19, emphasizing long-term complications, especially the cardiovascular effects.

Results and conclusions: While severe cardiac complications are rare, athletes with long COVID often experience symptoms such as fatigue, dyspnea, palpitations, and exercise intolerance. To manage athletes with long COVID, individualized and structured return-to-play programs with the involvement of multidisciplinary teams are crucial. This underscores the importance of recognizing long COVID in athletes, raising awareness of its potential impacts, and implementing strategies to ensure a safe return to play.

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运动员 COVID-19 的长期表现：叙述性综述。

背景：长COVID是指感染COVID-19后症状或并发症持续超过3个月的情况。虽然大多数运动员的症状较轻，但那些从事对心血管要求较高的运动的运动员可能会出现长COVID，从而对运动表现产生负面影响。本综述旨在分析运动员的长COVID，尤其是对心血管的影响；提醒医学界和体育界注意COVID-19的临床后遗症，重点关注体育活动；讨论这些运动员潜在的重返赛场策略：方法：在Pubmed数据库中对2020年1月至2023年2月期间发表的文章进行电子检索，其中包括COVID-19的运动员人群，重点关注长期并发症，尤其是对心血管的影响：虽然严重的心脏并发症并不多见，但患有长 COVID 的运动员通常会出现疲劳、呼吸困难、心悸和运动不耐受等症状。要管理患有长 COVID 的运动员，多学科团队参与的个性化和结构化重返赛场计划至关重要。这强调了识别运动员的长 COVID、提高对其潜在影响的认识以及实施确保安全重返赛场的策略的重要性。

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Physician and Sportsmedicine PRIMARY HEALTH CARE-ORTHOPEDICS

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4.90

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4.30%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Physician and Sportsmedicine is a peer-reviewed, clinically oriented publication for primary care physicians. We examine the latest drug discoveries to advance treatment and recovery, and take into account the medical aspects of exercise therapy for a given condition. We cover the latest primary care-focused treatments serving the needs of our active patient population, and assess the limits these treatments govern in stabilization and recovery. The Physician and Sportsmedicine is a peer-to-peer method of communicating the latest research to aid primary care physicians’ advancement in methods of care and treatment. We routinely cover such topics as: managing chronic disease, surgical techniques in preventing and managing injuries, the latest advancements in treatments for helping patients lose weight, and related exercise and nutrition topics that can impact the patient during recovery and modification.