Tobacco Use and Second-Hand Smoke Exposure Among Athletes; Assessment by Urine Cotinine Level and Exhaled Carbon Monoxide: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Tobacco use and exposure to tobacco products remain a major public health challenge, even among athletes. This study aimed to evaluate tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure in athletes through urinary cotinine levels and exhaled air carbon monoxide (CO) measurements. This cross-sectional study included licensed athletes who visited the sports medicine outpatient clinic of a tertiary hospital.

COVID-19-related cardiomyopathy: Can dual-energy computed tomography be a diagnostic tool?

Background: No study on dual energy computed tomography (DECT) has been found in the literature to evaluate possibly fatal cardiac/myocardial problems in corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Myocardial perfusion deficits can be found in COVID-19 patients even without any significant coronary artery occlusion, and these deficits can be shown DECT with a perfect interrater agreement.

Aim: To assess lung perfusion alterations in COVID-19 patients.