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347: Expert Edition: Dr Jessica Orchard (Sports Cardiology & Cardiac Screening Researcher, Assoc. Editor @BJSM_BMJ ): Cardiac Health for the Endurance Athlete

The Physical Performance Show

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COVID - What Should Athletes Be Watching For?

The symptoms of COVID are often sore throat, runny nose, cough could be fatigue or muscle pain generally. One thing I've heard mention numerous times and even myself with my exposure to it, my exercising heart rate was quite elevated. So definitely COVID can affect the heart and I agree with you that that's not uncommon to hear. Some cricketers I know of especially and they notice it goes up by just 10 beats a minute and that's just after a vaccine and not being unwell. Yeah, and I think that can happen post vaccine as well.

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