COVID-19 Registry Tracks Cardiac Health of College Athletes
American Heart Association and American Medical Society for Sports Medicine collaborate to evaluate impact to heart, improve detection and inform safe return to play
The AHA and American Medical Society for Sports Medicine are collaborating to evaluate impact of COVID on the hearts of athletes, improve detection and inform safe return to play. Getty Images
January 12, 2021 The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) are joining forces to accelerate a critical new research initiative studying cardiac conditions in athletes, in part to speed new insights into the impact of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) to the cardiovascular system of college athletes and safety of return to play after diagnosis.