Experience to date suggests that in the adult population, COVID-19 infection causes a higher rate of myocardial involvement and myocarditis than other viral infections.
Fortunately, the paediatric population is inherently less affected by COVID-19 infection, usually with milder symptoms and many asymptomatic infections.
However, COVID-19 infection in children, which causes a very low but severe rate, can affect the myocardium as part of a complex inflammatory disease (multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children – MIS-C) in a similar way to adult infection.
Severe COVID-19 infection in children represents a very small number of patients worldwide and therefore evidence and recommendations are not yet based on the results of large patient studies but on the experience of individual centres.
Based on international and national professional opinion, athletes and elite athletes should be treated with special attention.
After COVID 19 positivity, it is recommended to perform the test after a rest period of 2-4 weeks, depending on the condition.
We have the possibility to perform the complex test in one visit.
Contents of the package:
– Troponin rapid test
– Resting ECG test
– Cardiology examination with cardiac ultrasound
Price: 52.000 Ft.
In addition to professional athletes, amateurs who play intensive sports should also be careful when resuming exercise after recovery from COVID-19. Experts at the Wáberer Cardiology Centre (WKC), the capital’s leading private cardiology centre, stress that even in the case of asymptomatic disease, exercise is not recommended for 3 weeks after a positive test result.
Before returning to exercise, amateurs who have had a coronavirus infection should rest for at least 3 weeks and, even in cases without symptoms, a cardiological check-up is recommended.
According to experts, COVID-19 is associated with a higher than usual risk of developing heart problems, and therefore low-intensity exercise with gradual exercise and heart rate control is recommended after a detailed sports cardiology examination, including cardiac MRI.
Cycling and running, for example, have become popular mass sports in recent years, but it is important that even for intensively active amateurs, even after a symptom-free infection, they do not immediately return to run the usual laps of the Margaret Island recortán.
According to the WKC expert, amateur athletes – especially those preparing for half-marathons and marathons, which have become extremely popular recently – are even more at risk, as they can only rely on good information flow and their own discretion. Professionals, on the other hand, are obliged to undergo mandatory pre-return examinations and are under constant medical supervision during active periods.
“Experience has shown that 30-40% of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 disease develop heart problems. Sports medicine regulations apply to professionals, but the risk is just as high for amateurs. Even the mildest symptoms and complaints should be treated by a specialist, but this is especially true in cases of choking, chest pain, loss of consciousness,” added Dr Csaba Sári.
According to the OSEI position paper for athletes issued on 28 October, a complex cardiological examination (resting ECG, echocardiogram, echocardiogram, laboratory tests) should be performed 1-3 weeks after the end of the rest period and the official quarantine. In the case of pathological abnormalities or prolonged complaints, additional tests such as coronary CT, cardiac MR.
The targeted packages offered by the Wáberer Cardiology Centre (WKC) provide a comprehensive overview of health risks, as the institution’s experienced cardiologists not only perform the tests required by the mandatory recommendations, but have also developed more extensive and complex testing protocols.
