COVID-19 - Collection of articles on the Coronavirus outbreak
September 9, 2020
Vol. 90 No. 4 (2020)
COVID-19 associated viral myocarditis: does it exist?
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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.
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“COVID-19 Associated Viral Myocarditis: Does It Exist? ”. 2020. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 90 (4). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2020.1382.