Does prior COVID-19 infection affect Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain and diastolic function in athletes compared to healthy peers?
Post-COVID-19 athletes exhibit significantly lower left ventricular global longitudinal strain and diastolic function compared to healthy peers, though values remain within normal limits.
=0.054). A significantly lower GLS and diastolic function in PCAt compared with healthy peers may indicate mild myocardial dysfunction after COVID-19. However, the changes are within the normal range, so that clinical relevance is questionable. Further studies on the effect of lower GLS on performance parameters are necessary.
Schellenberg et al. (Sun,) studied this question.