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Heart inflammation found in athletes after mild, asymptomatic COVID-19
Four of 26 competitive athletes (15%) who had recovered from mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 had evidence suggestive of myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle, on cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging, according to a research letter published today in JAMA Cardiology.
Researchers from The Ohio State University performed CMR, electrocardiography, and echocardiography and measured serum troponin I levels in all com…
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