Characteristics of competitive athletes with pericardial involvement after SARS-CoV-2 infection
| Patient No | COVID symptoms | Cardiac symptoms | Evaluation time from negative swab (days) | Resting ECG | Echocardiography | PVBs at ambulatory ECG monitoring | PVB during exercise testing | Final diagnosis | Eligibility to sports competitions | Follow-up |
| 1 | Asthenia | Pericarditic chest pain | >30≤45 | Normal | Small pericardial effusion | No | No | Pericarditis | No | Regression after 2 months and gradual RTP |
| 2 | No | Pericarditic chest pain | >30≤45 | Normal | Small pericardial effusion | No | No | Pericarditis | No | Regression after 2 months and gradual RTP |
| 3 | Fever | No | >15<30 | Normal | Moderate pericardial effusion | No | No | Pericardial effusion | No | Regression after 2 months and gradual RTP |
| 4 | Fever Cough | No | >30≤45 | Normal | Small pericardial effusion | No | No | Small pericardial effusion | RTP | |
| 5 | No | No | >30≤45 | Normal | Small pericardial effusion | No | No | Small pericardial effusion | RTP | |
| 6 | Asthenia | No | >30≤45 | Normal | Small pericardial effusion | No | No | Small pericardial effusion | RTP | |
| 7 | Fever Ageusia Anosmia | No | >30≤45 | Normal | Small pericardial effusion | No | No | Small pericardial effusion | RTP | |
| 8 | Cough Asthenia | No | >30≤45 | Normal | Small pericardial effusion | No | No | Small pericardial effusion | RTP | |
| 9 | No | No | >30≤45 | Normal | Small pericardial effusion | No | No | Small pericardial effusion | RTP | |
| 10 | Fever Cough | No | >30≤45 | Normal | Small pericardial effusion | No | No | Small pericardial effusion | RTP | |
| 11 | No | No | >30≤45 | Normal | Small pericardial effusion | No | No | Small pericardial effusion | RTP | |
| 12 | Fever Asthenia | No | >30≤45 | Normal | Small pericardial effusion | No | No | Small pericardial effusion | RTP | |
| 13 | Fever | No | >30≤45 | Normal | Small pericardial effusion | No | No | Small pericardial effusion | RTP | |
| 14 | No | No | >15<30 | Normal | Small pericardial effusion | No | No | Small pericardial effusion | RTP | |
| 15 | Fever Asthenia | No | >30≤45 | Normal | Small pericardial effusion | No | No | Small pericardial effusion | RTP | |
| 16 | Anosmia | No | >15<30 | Normal | Small pericardial effusion | No | No | Small pericardial effusion | RTP | |
| 17 | Ageusia | No | >30≤45 | Normal | Small pericardial effusion | No | No | Small pericardial effusion | RTP | |
| 18 | Asthenia | No | >30≤45 | Normal | Small pericardial effusion | No | No | Small pericardial effusion | RTP |
PVB, premature ventricular beats; RTP, return to play.;