Lung function and ventilatory response to exercise in asymptomatic elite soccer players positive for COVID-19.: COVID-19 and soccer.
Individuals recovering from SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection1 show impaired lung function, particularly diffusion capacity (DLCO).2 In addition, high prevalence of muscle weakness and impairment in physical performance have been reported in individuals without any prior motor limitations.3,4 While data report cardiac injury among professionals athletes,5, 6, 7 less is known about the potential damage to lung function and ventilatory response to exercise in asymptomatic elite athletes. Soccer is a highly physiologically demanding sport, with additional stress resulting from frequent matches and high load training sessions, ventilatory parameters playing a role in performance.8,9
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| Notations: | biological and medical sciences sport games |
| Tagging: | Coronavirus |
| Published in: | Pulmonology |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pulmoe.2021.11.002 |
| Volume: | 28 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 148-151 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |