Evaluation of Returning to the Fields of Athletes in the Light of the Effects of Coronavirus on the Cardiovascular System

Abstract

Coronavirus-19 (Covid-19) infection affected the whole world and became the biggest health problem in 2020. Although Covid-19 infection causes endothelial dysfunction and affects all organs, its main effects are on the heart and lungs. Although professional athletes are not shown as a risk group, many teams or athletes have been infected with the virus. Symptomatic and asymptomatic patients have emerged, especially after transmission during sports activities where social distance cannot be maintained. Today, new algorithms are needed for the return of infected athletes to the fields. The aim of this review to discuss return of the athletes to the fields after infection with considering the effects of the virus on the cardiovascular system.

Keywords

• Covid-19
• athlete
• return
• field
• heart

Koronavirüsün Kardiyovasküler Sistem Üzerine Etkileri Işığında Sporcuların Yeniden Sahalara Dönüşünün Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Tüm dünyayı etkisi altına alan ve 2020 yılının en büyük sağlık sorunu haline gelen koronavirüs-19 (Covid-19) enfeksiyonu endotel disfonksiyonuna yol açıp tüm organları etkilemesine rağmen temel etkilerini kalp ve akciğer üzerinde göstermektedir. Profesyonel sporcular risk grubu olarak gösterilmemesine rağmen birçok takım veya sporcular virüs ile enfekte olmuştur. Özellikle sosyal mesafenin korunamadığı sportif faaliyetler sırasındaki bulaş sonrasında semptomatik ve asemptomatik hastalar ortaya çıkmıştır. Günümüzde enfeksiyonu geçiren sporcuların sahalara dönüşü ile ilgili yeni algoritmalara ihtiyaç duyulmaya başlanmıştır. Bu derlemede Covid-19 hastalığı geçiren profesyonel sporcularda virüsün kardiyovasküler sistem üzerine etkilerinin göz önüne alınarak sporcularda sahalara yeniden dönüşünün nasıl olması gerektiğinin tartışılması amaçlanmıştır.

Keywords

• Covid-19
• sporcu
• saha
• dönüş
• kalp

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