Table 3 Clinical findings of basic, cardiopulmonary exercise testing and further examinations and treatments among 18 athletes with previous positive results or ongoing symptoms during the second visit.

From: Cardiopulmonary examinations of athletes returning to high-intensity sport activity following SARS-CoV-2 infection

Clinical findings of athletes with ongoing symptoms or previous positive results (N = 18)

N

Ongoing symptoms

Decreased exercise capacity

4

Palpitations

3

Exercise induced dyspnoea

2

Worsening symptoms of asthma bronchiale

2

Peripheral skin symptoms

1

Laboratory test findings

Slightly increased high-sensitive Troponin T

1

CPET findings

Exercise induced VPB

3

Exercise induced nsVT

1

Exercise induced STD

1

Holter ECG findings

Significant VPB %

2

Paroxysmal AF

1

Cardiac CT findings

Anomalous coronary artery origin

1

Non-significant ischaemic heart disease

1

Treatments

Right coronary artery PCI

1

  1. CPET cardiopulmonary exercise testing; VPB ventricular premature beats; nsVT non-sustained ventricular tachycardia; STD ST-segment depression; AF atrial fibrillation; CT computer tomography; PCI percutaneous coronary intervention.
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