COVID 19 Myocarditis: Myth or Reality?

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 di...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sasbou, Lamyae, El boussaadani, Badre, Fellat, Ibtissam, Cherti, Mohamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Heart Association 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7721458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33299786
http://dx.doi.org/10.37616/2212-5043.1135
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Sumario: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.

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