COVID-19 associated viral myocarditis: does it exist?

COVID-19 associated viral myocarditis: does it exist? Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020 Sep 09;90(4): Authors: Verma V, Sondhi S, Sharma R, Mahajan K Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a lethal pandemic that has claimed millions of lives worldwide. While respiratory involvement is the most common and most virulent manifestation of COVID-19, there is enough data to suggest that myocardial injury reflected through elevated troponin levels is seen in around 7-28% of patients and is related with increased morbidity and mortality. PMID: 32945641 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - September 21, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Monaldi Arch Chest Dis Source Type: research