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Table 1 Summary of published studies utilizing cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in the return to play (RTP) assessment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infected athletes

From: Utilization of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging for resumption of athletic activities following COVID-19 infection: an expert consensus document on behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention (CVRI) Leadership and endorsed by the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR)

Publication

# post-Covid Athletes

# post-Covid Athletes with CMR findings

# non-Covid Athletes

# non-Covid Athletes with CMR findings

# Other non-Covid controls

# Other non-Covid controls with CMR findings

Hwang et al. [48]

8

2

NA

NA

NA

NA

Brito et al. [51]

54

48

NA

NA

NA

NA

Rajpal et al. [52]

26

4

NA

NA

NA

NA

Starekova et al. [53]

145

2

NA

NA

NA

NA

Clark et al. [54]

59

2 (1 met Lake Louis criteria)

60

0

27

0

Fikenzer, et al. [55]

8

8

4

0

NA

NA

Malek et al. [57]

26

5

NA

NA

NA

NA

Vago et al. [58]

12

0

15

0

15

0

Hendrickson et al. [59]

137

5

NA

NA

NA

NA

Moulson et al. [60]

317; 198 (screening); 119 (clinically indicated)

21; 6 (screening); 15 (clinically indicated)

NA

NA

NA

NA

Szabo, et al. [61]

147

7

59

0

56

0

Petek et al. [62]

44

5

NA

NA

NA

NA

Martinez et al. [65]

27

5

NA

NA

NA

NA

Daniels et al. [66]

1597

37

NA

NA

NA

NA