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. 2020 May 13;12(2):8609.
doi: 10.4081/idr.2020.8609. eCollection 2020 May 29.

Acute myocarditis as the main clinical manifestation of SARS-CoV 2 infection

Gianluca Cuomo  1 , Marianna Menozzi  1 , Federica Carli  1 , Margherita Digaetano  1 , Alessandro Raimondi  1   2 , Letizia Reggianini  3 , Guido Ligabue  2   4 , Giovanni Guaraldi  1   2 , Cristina Mussini  1   2
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Acute myocarditis as the main clinical manifestation of SARS-CoV 2 infection

Gianluca Cuomo et al. Infect Dis Rep. .

Abstract

We describe a case of acute myocarditis, which was reported as the main COVID-19 clinical manifestation, with a favorabile outcome. In addition to symptoms, laboratory tests (BNP and troponin), echocardiogram and cardiac MRI contributed to diagnosis. Regardless heart biopsy was not obtained, it is likely an immunological pathogenesis of this condition which pave the way to further therapeutic implications, since there are currently no standardized treatments.

Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 Extrapulmonary Manifestations; Coronavirus; Myocarditis; SARS-CoV2.

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Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Cardiac MRI findings.
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