Table 3

Post-SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic CMR features

StudyNT1, no. increased (%)T2, no. increased (%)PE, no. (%)LGE present,
no. (%)		LGE pattern, no. (%)Criteria myocarditisConfirmed myocarditis, no. (%)
MyocardialNon-ischaemicPericardialOther
Hendrickson et al315 SARS-CoV-2 recovered college athletesNR0 (0)2 (40)0 (0)NRNRNRNRNR0 (0)
Vago et al3210 elite female athletes0 (0)0 (0)NR0 (0)NRNRNRNRNR0 (0)
15 age-matched and sex-matched healthy elite athletes0 (0)0 (0)NR0 (0)NRNRNRNR
15 healthy controls0 (0)0 (0)NR0 (0)NRNRNRNR
Rajpal et al2626 post-COVID-19 college athletes9 (45)13 (50)2 (8)12 (46)NRNRNR1 (4) epicardial
4 (15) linear
5 (19) patchy
2 (8) RV insertion		Lake Louise Criteria4 (15)
Malek et al3326 post-COVID-19 elite volleyball and soccer athletes0 (0)1 (4)2 (8)1 (4)NRNRNR1 (4) midwallLake Louise Criteria0 (0)
Brito et al2737 symptomatic athletes8 (22)0 (0)20* (54)1 (3)1 (3)0 (0)10 (27)0 (0)Lake Louise CriteriaNR
11 asymptomatic athletes1 (9)0 (0)8* (73)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)9 (82)0 (0)
Clark et al3459 post-COVID-19 athletesNRNRNR16 (27)1 (2)0 (0)1 (2)13 (22) mid-inferior RV septal insertionLake Louise Criteria (modified)2 (3)
27 healthy controlsNRNRNR0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
60 athletic controlsNRNRNR10 (24)10 (24)0 (0)0 (0)10 (24)
Starekova et al28145 post-COVID-19 student athletesNRNRNR42 (29)NRNRNR38 (26) RV insertionLake Louise Criteria2 (1)
Moulson et al24312 SARS-CoV-2 recovered athletes7 (2)7 (2)13 (4)12 (4)NRNRNR11 (4) inferior segments
1 (0.3) anterolateral segments		Lake Louise Criteria (modified)5 (1.6)
Daniels et al251597 SARS-CoV-2 recovered college athletes5 (0.3)31 (1.9)NR37 (2.3)NRNRNRNRLake Louise Criteria (modified)31 (1.9)

  • *≥5 mm PE.

  • CMR, cardiovascular magnetic resonance; LGE, late gadolinium enhancement; PE, pericardial effusion.