Manuel Widmann, Roman Gaidai, Isabel Schubert, Maximilian Grummt, Lieselotte Bensen, Arno Kerling, Anne Quermann, Jonas Zacher, Shirin Vollrath, Daniel Alexander Bizjak, Claudia Beckendorf, Florian Egger, Erik Hasler, Klaus-Peter Mellwig, Cornelia Fütterer, Fritz Wimbauer, Azin Vogel, Julia Schoenfeld, Jan C Wüstenfeld, Tom Kastner, Friedrich Barsch, Birgit Friedmann-Bette, Wilhelm Bloch, Tim Meyer, Frank Mayer, Bernd Wolfarth, Kai Roecker, Claus Reinsberger, Bernhard Haller, Andreas M Niess
BACKGROUND: An infection with SARS-CoV-2 can lead to a variety of symptoms and complications, which can impair athletic activity. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to assess the clinical symptom patterns, diagnostic findings, and the extent of impairment in sport practice in a large cohort of athletes infected with SARS-CoV-2, both initially after infection and at follow-up. Additionally, we investigated whether baseline factors that may contribute to reduced exercise tolerance at follow-up can be identified...
January 11, 2024: Sports Medicine