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Table 1 Screening examinations proposed by the Ministry of Health and the Italian Sports Medical Federation (FMSI) and to obtain the eligibility of the competitive fitness

From: Incidence and Clinical Relevance of COVID-19 in a Population of Young Competitive and Elite Football Players: A Retrospective Observational Study

 

FMSI protocol

Post-COVID protocol

Professional athlete

Competitive non-professional athlete

First-line examinations

Medical examination

Medical examination

Medical examination

 

Resting ECG

Resting ECG

Resting ECG

 

Treadmill stress testing

Treadmill stress testing

Treadmill stress testing

 

Spirometry

Spirometry

Spirometry*

 

Urinalysis

Urinalysis

Urinalysis

 

Transthoracic echocardiography

 

Transthoracic echocardiography

 

Blood test

 

Blood test (cTnT)*

   

Holter Monitor ECG 24 h*

Second-line examinations

Cardiac MRI

Cardiac MRI

Cardiac MRI

 

Holter Monitor ECG 24 h

Holter Monitor ECG 24 h

 
  

Blood test

 
  

Transthoracic echocardiography

 
  1. Cardiac MRI: cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; cTnT: cardiac Troponin T; ECG: electrocardiogram; FMSI: Italian Sports Medical Federation
  2. *Not required but recommended