Heart Condition Raises Concerns for College Sports

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Beyond the obvious concerns about coronavirus infection, some college administrators are growing increasingly concerned with a virus-related heart condition and taking those concerns into account as they process their decisions on fall sports.

According to ESPN, at least five Big Ten student-athletes have been found to have myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle. Several more cases exist in other conferences. The condition is usually caused by viral infection, and can cause long-term damage or lead to sudden cardiac arrest if undiagnosed and untreated.

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