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Suspected subclinical myocarditis detected by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging late post COVID-19 recovery

There is growing evidence of the potential for cardiac involvement in patients who have been infected with COVID-19. In this case study, we present a patient with no history of cardiovascular disease, who was hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia and subsequently recovered. Despite normal serum tropon...

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Autores principales: Ghugre, Nilesh R., Orbach, Ady, Biswas, Labonny, Connelly, Kim A., Chan, Adrienne, Strauss, Bradley H., Wright, Graham A., Roifman, Idan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japanese College of Cardiology 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8120449/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34007346
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jccase.2021.04.014
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Sumario:There is growing evidence of the potential for cardiac involvement in patients who have been infected with COVID-19. In this case study, we present a patient with no history of cardiovascular disease, who was hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia and subsequently recovered. Despite normal serum troponin levels and left ventricular structure and function, multi-parametric cardiac magnetic resonance imaging revealed a classic myocarditis-like pattern of injury approximately 6 months after his convalescence. Physicians should be aware of the possibility of late myocardial injury/inflammation in patients with recovered COVID-19, even in the absence of elevated troponin levels and/or left ventricular dysfunction. <Learning objective: To understand the potential for COVID-19 patients to develop myocardial injury. To recognize that myocarditis can occur in patients with resolved COVID-19 infection months after resolution of the infection and in the absence of left ventricular dysfunction and troponin elevation.>