Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Editorial
. 2023 Feb;8(2):138-140.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2022.12.003. Epub 2023 Feb 27.

COVID-19-Associated Myocardial Injury: Solving a Mystery Inside an Enigma

David M Kaye  1   2   3 , Hitesh C Patel  1   2   3
Affiliations
Editorial

COVID-19-Associated Myocardial Injury: Solving a Mystery Inside an Enigma

David M Kaye et al. JACC Basic Transl Sci. 2023 Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; gene expression; messenger RNA vaccines; myocardial injury; myocarditis.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

Figures

None
Graphical abstract
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Comment on

References

    1. Maino A., Di Stasio E., Grimaldi M.C., et al. Prevalence and characteristics of myocardial injury during COVID-19 pandemic: a new role for high-sensitive troponin. Int J Cardiol. 2021;338:278–285. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Metkus T.S., Sokoll L.J., Barth A.S., et al. Myocardial injury in severe COVID-19 compared with non-COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome. Circulation. 2021;143:553–565. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Bozkurt B., Kamat I., Hotez P.J. Myocarditis with COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. Circulation. 2021;144:471–484. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Tschope C., Ammirati E., Bozkurt B., et al. Myocarditis and inflammatory cardiomyopathy: current evidence and future directions. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2021;18:169–193. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Altman N.L., Berning A.A., Saxon C.E., et al. Myocardial injury and altered gene expression associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection or mRNA vaccination. J Am Coll Cardiol Basic Trans Science. 2023;8(2):124–137. - PMC - PubMed