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Editorial
. 2021 Jul 27;144(4):267-270.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.054957. Epub 2021 May 18.

Cardiac Involvement in Athletes Recovering From COVID-19: A Reason for Hope

Satyam Sarma  1 , Brendan M Everett  2 , Wendy S Post  3
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Editorial

Cardiac Involvement in Athletes Recovering From COVID-19: A Reason for Hope

Satyam Sarma et al. Circulation. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Editorials; SARS-CoV-2; athletes; myocarditis; return to sport.

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  • SARS-CoV-2 Cardiac Involvement in Young Competitive Athletes.
    Moulson N, Petek BJ, Drezner JA, Harmon KG, Kliethermes SA, Patel MR, Baggish AL; Outcomes Registry for Cardiac Conditions in Athletes Investigators. Moulson N, et al. Circulation. 2021 Jul 27;144(4):256-266. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.054824. Epub 2021 Apr 17. Circulation. 2021. PMID: 33866822 Free PMC article.

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