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Case Reports
. 2020 Sep 21;32(3):421-424.
doi: 10.37616/2212-5043.1135. eCollection 2020.

COVID 19 Myocarditis: Myth or Reality?

Lamyae Sasbou  1 , Badre El Boussaadani  1 , Ibtissam Fellat  1 , Mohamed Cherti  1
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Case Reports

COVID 19 Myocarditis: Myth or Reality?

Lamyae Sasbou et al. J Saudi Heart Assoc. .

Abstract

COVID 19 so far is not a known cardiotropic virus, and the term "myocarditis" should be exclusively used after EMB or autopsy proven diagnosis. We report a case of 26-year-old man admitted for COVID 19 infection and symptoms leading to myocarditis. We describe the workup that led to the potential diagnosis.

Keywords: Arrhythmias; COVID19; Endomyocardial biopsy; Myocardial injury; Myocarditis.

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Conflict of interest statement

No conflict of interest exists. We wish to confirm that there are no known conflicts of interest associated with this publication and there has been no significant financial support for this work that could have influenced its outcome.

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Electrocardiogram showing ST segment elevation in lateral and posterior territories with Q waves.
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Thoracic CT showing atypical form of viral pneumonia and alveolar hemorrhage.
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TTE on the second day after admission showing decreased LVEF and a large apical thrombosis.
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Physiopathological hypotheses of cardiac injury in the COVID19 infection.
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