Cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough: Why COVID-19 Vaccine Myocarditis Hits Athletes

American cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough explains to Italian reporter Eva Goya why COVID-19 vaccine myocarditis prominently presents with sudden death in athletes. Exercise is prohibited in all forms of myocarditis because a surge of adrenalin with sports can trigger a cardiac arrest. All teams that mandated COVID-19 vaccination had an obligation to warn players regarding the risk of myocarditis and importantly should have had a myocarditis risk stratification and detection plan in place to protect athletes from sudden death.

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McCullough PA, Hulscher N. Risk stratification for future cardiac arrest after COVID-19 vaccination. World J Cardiol. 2025 Feb 26;17(2):103909. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v17.i2.103909. PMID: 40061285; PMCID: PMC11886387.