COVID-19-associated myocarditis: Difference between revisions

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==Risk Factors==
==Risk Factors==
*There are no established risk factors for [[myocarditis]].
*There are no established risk factors for [[myocarditis]], however the [[prevalance|prevalence]] of [[COVID-19]]-associated [[myocarditis]] has been more in [[elderly]] patients [age>50] and patients with pre-existing [[cardiovascular diseases]].<ref name="GuoFan2020">{{cite journal|last1=Guo|first1=Tao|last2=Fan|first2=Yongzhen|last3=Chen|first3=Ming|last4=Wu|first4=Xiaoyan|last5=Zhang|first5=Lin|last6=He|first6=Tao|last7=Wang|first7=Hairong|last8=Wan|first8=Jing|last9=Wang|first9=Xinghuan|last10=Lu|first10=Zhibing|title=Cardiovascular Implications of Fatal Outcomes of Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)|journal=JAMA Cardiology|year=2020|issn=2380-6583|doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1017}}</ref><ref name="ShiQin2020">{{cite journal|last1=Shi|first1=Shaobo|last2=Qin|first2=Mu|last3=Shen|first3=Bo|last4=Cai|first4=Yuli|last5=Liu|first5=Tao|last6=Yang|first6=Fan|last7=Gong|first7=Wei|last8=Liu|first8=Xu|last9=Liang|first9=Jinjun|last10=Zhao|first10=Qinyan|last11=Huang|first11=He|last12=Yang|first12=Bo|last13=Huang|first13=Congxin|title=Association of Cardiac Injury With Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China|journal=JAMA Cardiology|year=2020|issn=2380-6583|doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0950}}</ref>
*But the [[prevalance]] of [[COVID-19]]-associated [[myocarditis]] has been more in [[elderly]] patients [age>50] and patients with pre-existing [[cardiovascular diseases]].<ref name="GuoFan2020">{{cite journal|last1=Guo|first1=Tao|last2=Fan|first2=Yongzhen|last3=Chen|first3=Ming|last4=Wu|first4=Xiaoyan|last5=Zhang|first5=Lin|last6=He|first6=Tao|last7=Wang|first7=Hairong|last8=Wan|first8=Jing|last9=Wang|first9=Xinghuan|last10=Lu|first10=Zhibing|title=Cardiovascular Implications of Fatal Outcomes of Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)|journal=JAMA Cardiology|year=2020|issn=2380-6583|doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1017}}</ref><ref name="ShiQin2020">{{cite journal|last1=Shi|first1=Shaobo|last2=Qin|first2=Mu|last3=Shen|first3=Bo|last4=Cai|first4=Yuli|last5=Liu|first5=Tao|last6=Yang|first6=Fan|last7=Gong|first7=Wei|last8=Liu|first8=Xu|last9=Liang|first9=Jinjun|last10=Zhao|first10=Qinyan|last11=Huang|first11=He|last12=Yang|first12=Bo|last13=Huang|first13=Congxin|title=Association of Cardiac Injury With Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China|journal=JAMA Cardiology|year=2020|issn=2380-6583|doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0950}}</ref>


==Screening==
==Screening==
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== Natural History, Complications and Prognosis==
== Natural History, Complications and Prognosis==
===Natural history===
===Natural history===
* If left untreated, [[myocarditis]] of patients with [[COVID-19]] may progress to develop [[cardiogenic shock]], [[heart failure]], and succumb to death.<ref name="CoyleIgbinomwanhia2020">{{cite journal|last1=Coyle|first1=Justin|last2=Igbinomwanhia|first2=Efehi|last3=Sanchez-Nadales|first3=Alejandro|last4=Danciu|first4=Sorin|last5=Chu|first5=Chae|last6=Shah|first6=Nishit|title=A Recovered Case of COVID-19 Myocarditis and ARDS Treated With Corticosteroids, Tocilizumab, and Experimental AT-001|journal=JACC: Case Reports|year=2020|issn=26660849|doi=10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.025}}</ref>
* If left untreated, [[myocarditis]] of patients with [[COVID-19]] may progress to to [[cardiogenic shock]], [[heart failure]], and eventually can lead to death.<ref name="CoyleIgbinomwanhia2020">{{cite journal|last1=Coyle|first1=Justin|last2=Igbinomwanhia|first2=Efehi|last3=Sanchez-Nadales|first3=Alejandro|last4=Danciu|first4=Sorin|last5=Chu|first5=Chae|last6=Shah|first6=Nishit|title=A Recovered Case of COVID-19 Myocarditis and ARDS Treated With Corticosteroids, Tocilizumab, and Experimental AT-001|journal=JACC: Case Reports|year=2020|issn=26660849|doi=10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.025}}</ref>
===Complications===
===Complications===
Common complications of [<nowiki/>[[myocarditis]]] include:
Common complications of [<nowiki/>[[myocarditis]]] include:
*[[Dilated cardiomyopathy]]
*[[Dilated cardiomyopathy]]
*Acute-onset [[heart failure]]
*Acute-onset [[heart failure]]
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===Prognosis===
===Prognosis===
*[[Prognosis]] is generally [[poor]].
*[[Prognosis]] is generally [[poor]].
*A [[retrospective]] analysis of the cause of death in [[Chinese]] patients infected with [[COVID-19]] revealed that 40% of patients died at least in part because of [[myocardial injury]] and [[circulatory collapse]].<ref name="RuanYang2020">{{cite journal|last1=Ruan|first1=Qiurong|last2=Yang|first2=Kun|last3=Wang|first3=Wenxia|last4=Jiang|first4=Lingyu|last5=Song|first5=Jianxin|title=Correction to: Clinical predictors of mortality due to COVID-19 based on an analysis of data of 150 patients from Wuhan, China|journal=Intensive Care Medicine|volume=46|issue=6|year=2020|pages=1294–1297|issn=0342-4642|doi=10.1007/s00134-020-06028-z}}</ref>
*A [[retrospective]] analysis of the cause of death in [[Chinese]] patients infected with [[COVID-19]] revealed that 40% of patients died at least in part due to [[myocardial injury]] and [[circulatory collapse]].<ref name="RuanYang2020">{{cite journal|last1=Ruan|first1=Qiurong|last2=Yang|first2=Kun|last3=Wang|first3=Wenxia|last4=Jiang|first4=Lingyu|last5=Song|first5=Jianxin|title=Correction to: Clinical predictors of mortality due to COVID-19 based on an analysis of data of 150 patients from Wuhan, China|journal=Intensive Care Medicine|volume=46|issue=6|year=2020|pages=1294–1297|issn=0342-4642|doi=10.1007/s00134-020-06028-z}}</ref>
*In another study, patients hospitalized for [[COVID-19]] infection developed [[cardiac]] injury in roughly 20% of cases; thus leading to greater than 50% [[mortality]].<ref name="ShiQin2020">{{cite journal|last1=Shi|first1=Shaobo|last2=Qin|first2=Mu|last3=Shen|first3=Bo|last4=Cai|first4=Yuli|last5=Liu|first5=Tao|last6=Yang|first6=Fan|last7=Gong|first7=Wei|last8=Liu|first8=Xu|last9=Liang|first9=Jinjun|last10=Zhao|first10=Qinyan|last11=Huang|first11=He|last12=Yang|first12=Bo|last13=Huang|first13=Congxin|title=Association of Cardiac Injury With Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China|journal=JAMA Cardiology|year=2020|issn=2380-6583|doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0950}}</ref>
*In another study, patients hospitalized for [[COVID-19]] infection developed [[cardiac]] injury in approximately 20% of cases; thus leading to greater than 50% [[mortality]].<ref name="ShiQin2020">{{cite journal|last1=Shi|first1=Shaobo|last2=Qin|first2=Mu|last3=Shen|first3=Bo|last4=Cai|first4=Yuli|last5=Liu|first5=Tao|last6=Yang|first6=Fan|last7=Gong|first7=Wei|last8=Liu|first8=Xu|last9=Liang|first9=Jinjun|last10=Zhao|first10=Qinyan|last11=Huang|first11=He|last12=Yang|first12=Bo|last13=Huang|first13=Congxin|title=Association of Cardiac Injury With Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China|journal=JAMA Cardiology|year=2020|issn=2380-6583|doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0950}}</ref>


== Diagnosis ==
== Diagnosis ==
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=== Signs and Symptoms ===
=== Signs and Symptoms ===
Clinical presentations have varied in the reported [[COVID-19]] cases with [[myocarditis]] in the literature with potential overlap in symptomatology in patients with primary [[COVID-19]] infection and [[COVID-19]] patients with clinically suspected [[myocarditis]]. Clinical presentation of [[SARS-CoV-2]] [[myocarditis]] varies among cases from mild to severe to [[fulminant]].
Clinical presentations have varied in the reported [[COVID-19]] cases with [[myocarditis]] in the literature with potential overlap in symptomatology in patients with primary [[COVID-19]] infection and [[COVID-19]] patients with clinically suspected [[myocarditis]]. Clinical presentation of [[COVID-19]] related [[myocarditis]] varies among cases from mild to severe to [[fulminant]].
*Mild-[[fatigue]] and [[dyspnea]], [[chest pain]] or chest tightness on exertion.<ref name="InciardiLupi2020" /><ref name="HanKim2020" /><ref name="ZengLiu2020">{{cite journal|last1=Zeng|first1=Jia-Hui|last2=Liu|first2=Ying-Xia|last3=Yuan|first3=Jing|last4=Wang|first4=Fu-Xiang|last5=Wu|first5=Wei-Bo|last6=Li|first6=Jin-Xiu|last7=Wang|first7=Li-Fei|last8=Gao|first8=Hong|last9=Wang|first9=Yao|last10=Dong|first10=Chang-Feng|last11=Li|first11=Yi-Jun|last12=Xie|first12=Xiao-Juan|last13=Feng|first13=Cheng|last14=Liu|first14=Lei|title=First case of COVID-19 complicated with fulminant myocarditis: a case report and insights|journal=Infection|year=2020|issn=0300-8126|doi=10.1007/s15010-020-01424-5}}</ref><ref name="EspositoGodino2020">{{cite journal|last1=Esposito|first1=Antonio|last2=Godino|first2=Cosmo|last3=Basso|first3=Cristina|last4=Cappelletti|first4=Alberto Maria|last5=Tresoldi|first5=Moreno|last6=De Cobelli|first6=Francesco|last7=Vignale|first7=Davide|last8=Villatore|first8=Andrea|last9=Palmisano|first9=Anna|last10=Gramegna|first10=Mario|last11=Peretto|first11=Giovanni|last12=Sala|first12=Simone|title=Acute myocarditis presenting as a reverse Tako-Tsubo syndrome in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 respiratory infection|journal=European Heart Journal|volume=41|issue=19|year=2020|pages=1861–1862|issn=0195-668X|doi=10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa286}}</ref>
*'''Mild''' - [[fatigue]] and [[dyspnea]], [[chest pain]] or chest tightness on exertion.<ref name="InciardiLupi2020" /><ref name="HanKim2020" /><ref name="ZengLiu2020">{{cite journal|last1=Zeng|first1=Jia-Hui|last2=Liu|first2=Ying-Xia|last3=Yuan|first3=Jing|last4=Wang|first4=Fu-Xiang|last5=Wu|first5=Wei-Bo|last6=Li|first6=Jin-Xiu|last7=Wang|first7=Li-Fei|last8=Gao|first8=Hong|last9=Wang|first9=Yao|last10=Dong|first10=Chang-Feng|last11=Li|first11=Yi-Jun|last12=Xie|first12=Xiao-Juan|last13=Feng|first13=Cheng|last14=Liu|first14=Lei|title=First case of COVID-19 complicated with fulminant myocarditis: a case report and insights|journal=Infection|year=2020|issn=0300-8126|doi=10.1007/s15010-020-01424-5}}</ref><ref name="EspositoGodino2020">{{cite journal|last1=Esposito|first1=Antonio|last2=Godino|first2=Cosmo|last3=Basso|first3=Cristina|last4=Cappelletti|first4=Alberto Maria|last5=Tresoldi|first5=Moreno|last6=De Cobelli|first6=Francesco|last7=Vignale|first7=Davide|last8=Villatore|first8=Andrea|last9=Palmisano|first9=Anna|last10=Gramegna|first10=Mario|last11=Peretto|first11=Giovanni|last12=Sala|first12=Simone|title=Acute myocarditis presenting as a reverse Tako-Tsubo syndrome in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 respiratory infection|journal=European Heart Journal|volume=41|issue=19|year=2020|pages=1861–1862|issn=0195-668X|doi=10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa286}}</ref>
*Severe - Many patients deteriorate and show symptoms of [[tachycardia]] and [[heart failure|acute-onset heart failure]] with [[cardiogenic shock]].<ref name="ZengLiu2020">{{cite journal|last1=Zeng|first1=Jia-Hui|last2=Liu|first2=Ying-Xia|last3=Yuan|first3=Jing|last4=Wang|first4=Fu-Xiang|last5=Wu|first5=Wei-Bo|last6=Li|first6=Jin-Xiu|last7=Wang|first7=Li-Fei|last8=Gao|first8=Hong|last9=Wang|first9=Yao|last10=Dong|first10=Chang-Feng|last11=Li|first11=Yi-Jun|last12=Xie|first12=Xiao-Juan|last13=Feng|first13=Cheng|last14=Liu|first14=Lei|title=First case of COVID-19 complicated with fulminant myocarditis: a case report and insights|journal=Infection|year=2020|issn=0300-8126|doi=10.1007/s15010-020-01424-5}}</ref><ref name="InciardiLupi2020">{{cite journal|last1=Inciardi|first1=Riccardo M.|last2=Lupi|first2=Laura|last3=Zaccone|first3=Gregorio|last4=Italia|first4=Leonardo|last5=Raffo|first5=Michela|last6=Tomasoni|first6=Daniela|last7=Cani|first7=Dario S.|last8=Cerini|first8=Manuel|last9=Farina|first9=Davide|last10=Gavazzi|first10=Emanuele|last11=Maroldi|first11=Roberto|last12=Adamo|first12=Marianna|last13=Ammirati|first13=Enrico|last14=Sinagra|first14=Gianfranco|last15=Lombardi|first15=Carlo M.|last16=Metra|first16=Marco|title=Cardiac Involvement in a Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)|journal=JAMA Cardiology|year=2020|issn=2380-6583|doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1096}}</ref><ref name="HanKim2020">{{cite journal|last1=Han|first1=Seongwook|last2=Kim|first2=Hyun Ah|last3=Kim|first3=Jin Young|last4=Kim|first4=In-Cheol|title=COVID-19-related myocarditis in a 21-year-old female patient|journal=European Heart Journal|volume=41|issue=19|year=2020|pages=1859–1859|issn=0195-668X|doi=10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa288}}</ref>
*'''Severe''' - Many patients deteriorate and show symptoms of [[tachycardia]] and [[heart failure|acute-onset heart failure]] with [[cardiogenic shock]].<ref name="ZengLiu2020">{{cite journal|last1=Zeng|first1=Jia-Hui|last2=Liu|first2=Ying-Xia|last3=Yuan|first3=Jing|last4=Wang|first4=Fu-Xiang|last5=Wu|first5=Wei-Bo|last6=Li|first6=Jin-Xiu|last7=Wang|first7=Li-Fei|last8=Gao|first8=Hong|last9=Wang|first9=Yao|last10=Dong|first10=Chang-Feng|last11=Li|first11=Yi-Jun|last12=Xie|first12=Xiao-Juan|last13=Feng|first13=Cheng|last14=Liu|first14=Lei|title=First case of COVID-19 complicated with fulminant myocarditis: a case report and insights|journal=Infection|year=2020|issn=0300-8126|doi=10.1007/s15010-020-01424-5}}</ref><ref name="InciardiLupi2020">{{cite journal|last1=Inciardi|first1=Riccardo M.|last2=Lupi|first2=Laura|last3=Zaccone|first3=Gregorio|last4=Italia|first4=Leonardo|last5=Raffo|first5=Michela|last6=Tomasoni|first6=Daniela|last7=Cani|first7=Dario S.|last8=Cerini|first8=Manuel|last9=Farina|first9=Davide|last10=Gavazzi|first10=Emanuele|last11=Maroldi|first11=Roberto|last12=Adamo|first12=Marianna|last13=Ammirati|first13=Enrico|last14=Sinagra|first14=Gianfranco|last15=Lombardi|first15=Carlo M.|last16=Metra|first16=Marco|title=Cardiac Involvement in a Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)|journal=JAMA Cardiology|year=2020|issn=2380-6583|doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1096}}</ref><ref name="HanKim2020">{{cite journal|last1=Han|first1=Seongwook|last2=Kim|first2=Hyun Ah|last3=Kim|first3=Jin Young|last4=Kim|first4=In-Cheol|title=COVID-19-related myocarditis in a 21-year-old female patient|journal=European Heart Journal|volume=41|issue=19|year=2020|pages=1859–1859|issn=0195-668X|doi=10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa288}}</ref>
*Patients may also present with signs of [[heart failure|right-sided heart failure]], including the following:<ref name="KociolCooper2020">{{cite journal|last1=Kociol|first1=Robb D.|last2=Cooper|first2=Leslie T.|last3=Fang|first3=James C.|last4=Moslehi|first4=Javid J.|last5=Pang|first5=Peter S.|last6=Sabe|first6=Marwa A.|last7=Shah|first7=Ravi V.|last8=Sims|first8=Daniel B.|last9=Thiene|first9=Gaetano|last10=Vardeny|first10=Orly|title=Recognition and Initial Management of Fulminant Myocarditis|journal=Circulation|volume=141|issue=6|year=2020|issn=0009-7322|doi=10.1161/CIR.0000000000000745}}</ref>
*Patients may also present with signs of [[heart failure|right-sided heart failure]], including the following:<ref name="KociolCooper2020">{{cite journal|last1=Kociol|first1=Robb D.|last2=Cooper|first2=Leslie T.|last3=Fang|first3=James C.|last4=Moslehi|first4=Javid J.|last5=Pang|first5=Peter S.|last6=Sabe|first6=Marwa A.|last7=Shah|first7=Ravi V.|last8=Sims|first8=Daniel B.|last9=Thiene|first9=Gaetano|last10=Vardeny|first10=Orly|title=Recognition and Initial Management of Fulminant Myocarditis|journal=Circulation|volume=141|issue=6|year=2020|issn=0009-7322|doi=10.1161/CIR.0000000000000745}}</ref>
**Raised [[jugular venous pressure]]
**Raised [[jugular venous pressure]]
**[[Right upper quadrant pain]]
**[[Right upper quadrant pain]]
**[[Peripheral edema|Peripheral edema.]]
**[[Peripheral edema|Peripheral edema.]]
*Fulminant - [[Fulminant myocarditis]] is defined as [[ventricular dysfunction]] and [[heart failure]] within 2–3 weeks of infection.<ref name="EsfandiareiMcManus2008">{{cite journal|last1=Esfandiarei|first1=Mitra|last2=McManus|first2=Bruce M.|title=Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis of Viral Myocarditis|journal=Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease|volume=3|issue=1|year=2008|pages=127–155|issn=1553-4006|doi=10.1146/annurev.pathmechdis.3.121806.151534}}</ref><ref name="Irabien-OrtizCarreras-Mora2020">{{cite journal|last1=Irabien-Ortiz|first1=Ángela|last2=Carreras-Mora|first2=José|last3=Sionis|first3=Alessandro|last4=Pàmies|first4=Julia|last5=Montiel|first5=José|last6=Tauron|first6=Manel|title=Fulminant myocarditis due to COVID-19|journal=Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition)|volume=73|issue=6|year=2020|pages=503–504|issn=18855857|doi=10.1016/j.rec.2020.04.005}}</ref><ref name="FangWei2020">{{cite journal|last1=Fang|first1=Yuan|last2=Wei|first2=Xin|last3=Ma|first3=Fenglian|last4=Hu|first4=Hongde|title=Coronavirus fulminant myocarditis treated with glucocorticoid and human immunoglobulin|journal=European Heart Journal|year=2020|issn=0195-668X|doi=10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa190}}</ref><ref name="WangLi2018">{{cite journal|last1=Wang|first1=Daowen|last2=Li|first2=Sheng|last3=Jiang|first3=Jiangang|last4=Yan|first4=Jiangtao|last5=Zhao|first5=Chunxia|last6=Wang|first6=Yan|last7=Ma|first7=Yexin|last8=Zeng|first8=Hesong|last9=Guo|first9=Xiaomei|last10=Wang|first10=Hong|last11=Tang|first11=Jiarong|last12=Zuo|first12=Houjuan|last13=Lin|first13=Li|last14=Cui|first14=Guanglin|title=Chinese society of cardiology expert consensus statement on the diagnosis and treatment of adult fulminant myocarditis|journal=Science China Life Sciences|volume=62|issue=2|year=2018|pages=187–202|issn=1674-7305|doi=10.1007/s11427-018-9385-3}}</ref>
*'''Fulminant''' - [[Fulminant myocarditis]] is defined as [[ventricular dysfunction]] and [[heart failure]] within 2–3 weeks of infection.<ref name="EsfandiareiMcManus2008">{{cite journal|last1=Esfandiarei|first1=Mitra|last2=McManus|first2=Bruce M.|title=Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis of Viral Myocarditis|journal=Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease|volume=3|issue=1|year=2008|pages=127–155|issn=1553-4006|doi=10.1146/annurev.pathmechdis.3.121806.151534}}</ref><ref name="Irabien-OrtizCarreras-Mora2020">{{cite journal|last1=Irabien-Ortiz|first1=Ángela|last2=Carreras-Mora|first2=José|last3=Sionis|first3=Alessandro|last4=Pàmies|first4=Julia|last5=Montiel|first5=José|last6=Tauron|first6=Manel|title=Fulminant myocarditis due to COVID-19|journal=Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition)|volume=73|issue=6|year=2020|pages=503–504|issn=18855857|doi=10.1016/j.rec.2020.04.005}}</ref><ref name="FangWei2020">{{cite journal|last1=Fang|first1=Yuan|last2=Wei|first2=Xin|last3=Ma|first3=Fenglian|last4=Hu|first4=Hongde|title=Coronavirus fulminant myocarditis treated with glucocorticoid and human immunoglobulin|journal=European Heart Journal|year=2020|issn=0195-668X|doi=10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa190}}</ref><ref name="WangLi2018">{{cite journal|last1=Wang|first1=Daowen|last2=Li|first2=Sheng|last3=Jiang|first3=Jiangang|last4=Yan|first4=Jiangtao|last5=Zhao|first5=Chunxia|last6=Wang|first6=Yan|last7=Ma|first7=Yexin|last8=Zeng|first8=Hesong|last9=Guo|first9=Xiaomei|last10=Wang|first10=Hong|last11=Tang|first11=Jiarong|last12=Zuo|first12=Houjuan|last13=Lin|first13=Li|last14=Cui|first14=Guanglin|title=Chinese society of cardiology expert consensus statement on the diagnosis and treatment of adult fulminant myocarditis|journal=Science China Life Sciences|volume=62|issue=2|year=2018|pages=187–202|issn=1674-7305|doi=10.1007/s11427-018-9385-3}}</ref>
*The early signs of fulminant myocarditis resemble those of [[sepsis]]: [[Fever]], low [[pulse pressure]], [[cold extremities]], and [[sinus tachycardia]].<ref name="KociolCooper2020">{{cite journal|last1=Kociol|first1=Robb D.|last2=Cooper|first2=Leslie T.|last3=Fang|first3=James C.|last4=Moslehi|first4=Javid J.|last5=Pang|first5=Peter S.|last6=Sabe|first6=Marwa A.|last7=Shah|first7=Ravi V.|last8=Sims|first8=Daniel B.|last9=Thiene|first9=Gaetano|last10=Vardeny|first10=Orly|title=Recognition and Initial Management of Fulminant Myocarditis|journal=Circulation|volume=141|issue=6|year=2020|issn=0009-7322|doi=10.1161/CIR.0000000000000745}}</ref><ref name="ZengLiu2020">{{cite journal|last1=Zeng|first1=Jia-Hui|last2=Liu|first2=Ying-Xia|last3=Yuan|first3=Jing|last4=Wang|first4=Fu-Xiang|last5=Wu|first5=Wei-Bo|last6=Li|first6=Jin-Xiu|last7=Wang|first7=Li-Fei|last8=Gao|first8=Hong|last9=Wang|first9=Yao|last10=Dong|first10=Chang-Feng|last11=Li|first11=Yi-Jun|last12=Xie|first12=Xiao-Juan|last13=Feng|first13=Cheng|last14=Liu|first14=Lei|title=First case of COVID-19 complicated with fulminant myocarditis: a case report and insights|journal=Infection|year=2020|issn=0300-8126|doi=10.1007/s15010-020-01424-5}}</ref>
*The early signs of fulminant myocarditis resemble those of [[sepsis]]: [[Fever]], low [[pulse pressure]], [[cold extremities]], and [[sinus tachycardia]].<ref name="KociolCooper2020">{{cite journal|last1=Kociol|first1=Robb D.|last2=Cooper|first2=Leslie T.|last3=Fang|first3=James C.|last4=Moslehi|first4=Javid J.|last5=Pang|first5=Peter S.|last6=Sabe|first6=Marwa A.|last7=Shah|first7=Ravi V.|last8=Sims|first8=Daniel B.|last9=Thiene|first9=Gaetano|last10=Vardeny|first10=Orly|title=Recognition and Initial Management of Fulminant Myocarditis|journal=Circulation|volume=141|issue=6|year=2020|issn=0009-7322|doi=10.1161/CIR.0000000000000745}}</ref><ref name="ZengLiu2020">{{cite journal|last1=Zeng|first1=Jia-Hui|last2=Liu|first2=Ying-Xia|last3=Yuan|first3=Jing|last4=Wang|first4=Fu-Xiang|last5=Wu|first5=Wei-Bo|last6=Li|first6=Jin-Xiu|last7=Wang|first7=Li-Fei|last8=Gao|first8=Hong|last9=Wang|first9=Yao|last10=Dong|first10=Chang-Feng|last11=Li|first11=Yi-Jun|last12=Xie|first12=Xiao-Juan|last13=Feng|first13=Cheng|last14=Liu|first14=Lei|title=First case of COVID-19 complicated with fulminant myocarditis: a case report and insights|journal=Infection|year=2020|issn=0300-8126|doi=10.1007/s15010-020-01424-5}}</ref>


* According to a study, [[ventricular arrhythmias]] are also seen in the patients of [[myocarditis]].<ref name="PerettoSala2020">{{cite journal|last1=Peretto|first1=Giovanni|last2=Sala|first2=Simone|last3=Rizzo|first3=Stefania|last4=Palmisano|first4=Anna|last5=Esposito|first5=Antonio|last6=De Cobelli|first6=Francesco|last7=Campochiaro|first7=Corrado|last8=De Luca|first8=Giacomo|last9=Foppoli|first9=Luca|last10=Dagna|first10=Lorenzo|last11=Thiene|first11=Gaetano|last12=Basso|first12=Cristina|last13=Della Bella|first13=Paolo|title=Ventricular Arrhythmias in Myocarditis|journal=Journal of the American College of Cardiology|volume=75|issue=9|year=2020|pages=1046–1057|issn=07351097|doi=10.1016/j.jacc.2020.01.036}}</ref>
* According to a study, [[ventricular arrhythmias|ventricular arrhythmia]] has also been known to occur in patients with [[myocarditis]].<ref name="PerettoSala2020">{{cite journal|last1=Peretto|first1=Giovanni|last2=Sala|first2=Simone|last3=Rizzo|first3=Stefania|last4=Palmisano|first4=Anna|last5=Esposito|first5=Antonio|last6=De Cobelli|first6=Francesco|last7=Campochiaro|first7=Corrado|last8=De Luca|first8=Giacomo|last9=Foppoli|first9=Luca|last10=Dagna|first10=Lorenzo|last11=Thiene|first11=Gaetano|last12=Basso|first12=Cristina|last13=Della Bella|first13=Paolo|title=Ventricular Arrhythmias in Myocarditis|journal=Journal of the American College of Cardiology|volume=75|issue=9|year=2020|pages=1046–1057|issn=07351097|doi=10.1016/j.jacc.2020.01.036}}</ref>


=== Physical Examination ===
=== Physical Examination ===
*Physical examination of patients with severe [[myocarditis]] may be remarkable for:
*Physical examination of patients with severe [[myocarditis]] may find:
:*[[Tachycardia]]
:*[[Tachycardia]]
:*Raised [[jugular venous pressure]]
:*Raised [[jugular venous pressure]]
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:*[[Peripheral edema]]
:*[[Peripheral edema]]


*Physical examination of patients with [[fulminant]] [[myocarditis]] may be remarkable for:
*Physical examination of patients with [[fulminant]] [[myocarditis]] may find:
:*[[Fever]]
:*[[Fever]]
:*[[Sinus tachycardia]]
:*[[Sinus tachycardia]]
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**3) [[Hyperemia]] or [[capillary]] leak.
**3) [[Hyperemia]] or [[capillary]] leak.
*If available and there are no contraindications, [[Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR)|CMR]] can safely be used as a first-line diagnostic tool in [[myocarditis]] associated with [[COVID-19]].<ref name="HanChen2020">{{cite journal|last1=Han|first1=Yuchi|last2=Chen|first2=Tiffany|last3=Bryant|first3=Jennifer|last4=Bucciarelli-Ducci|first4=Chiara|last5=Dyke|first5=Christopher|last6=Elliott|first6=Michael D.|last7=Ferrari|first7=Victor A.|last8=Friedrich|first8=Matthias G.|last9=Lawton|first9=Chris|last10=Manning|first10=Warren J.|last11=Ordovas|first11=Karen|last12=Plein|first12=Sven|last13=Powell|first13=Andrew J.|last14=Raman|first14=Subha V.|last15=Carr|first15=James|title=Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) guidance for the practice of cardiovascular magnetic resonance during the COVID-19 pandemic|journal=Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance|volume=22|issue=1|year=2020|issn=1532-429X|doi=10.1186/s12968-020-00628-w}}</ref>
*If available and there are no contraindications, [[Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR)|CMR]] can safely be used as a first-line diagnostic tool in [[myocarditis]] associated with [[COVID-19]].<ref name="HanChen2020">{{cite journal|last1=Han|first1=Yuchi|last2=Chen|first2=Tiffany|last3=Bryant|first3=Jennifer|last4=Bucciarelli-Ducci|first4=Chiara|last5=Dyke|first5=Christopher|last6=Elliott|first6=Michael D.|last7=Ferrari|first7=Victor A.|last8=Friedrich|first8=Matthias G.|last9=Lawton|first9=Chris|last10=Manning|first10=Warren J.|last11=Ordovas|first11=Karen|last12=Plein|first12=Sven|last13=Powell|first13=Andrew J.|last14=Raman|first14=Subha V.|last15=Carr|first15=James|title=Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) guidance for the practice of cardiovascular magnetic resonance during the COVID-19 pandemic|journal=Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance|volume=22|issue=1|year=2020|issn=1532-429X|doi=10.1186/s12968-020-00628-w}}</ref>
*In all of the [[SARS-CoV-2]]–related [[myocarditis]] cases for which [[Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR)|CMR]] results were reported, [[myocardial edema]] and/or [[scar|scarring]] were observed.<ref name="InciardiLupi2020">{{cite journal|last1=Inciardi|first1=Riccardo M.|last2=Lupi|first2=Laura|last3=Zaccone|first3=Gregorio|last4=Italia|first4=Leonardo|last5=Raffo|first5=Michela|last6=Tomasoni|first6=Daniela|last7=Cani|first7=Dario S.|last8=Cerini|first8=Manuel|last9=Farina|first9=Davide|last10=Gavazzi|first10=Emanuele|last11=Maroldi|first11=Roberto|last12=Adamo|first12=Marianna|last13=Ammirati|first13=Enrico|last14=Sinagra|first14=Gianfranco|last15=Lombardi|first15=Carlo M.|last16=Metra|first16=Marco|title=Cardiac Involvement in a Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)|journal=JAMA Cardiology|year=2020|issn=2380-6583|doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1096}}</ref><ref name="HanKim2020">{{cite journal|last1=Han|first1=Seongwook|last2=Kim|first2=Hyun Ah|last3=Kim|first3=Jin Young|last4=Kim|first4=In-Cheol|title=COVID-19-related myocarditis in a 21-year-old female patient|journal=European Heart Journal|volume=41|issue=19|year=2020|pages=1859–1859|issn=0195-668X|doi=10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa288}}</ref><ref name="EspositoGodino2020">{{cite journal|last1=Esposito|first1=Antonio|last2=Godino|first2=Cosmo|last3=Basso|first3=Cristina|last4=Cappelletti|first4=Alberto Maria|last5=Tresoldi|first5=Moreno|last6=De Cobelli|first6=Francesco|last7=Vignale|first7=Davide|last8=Villatore|first8=Andrea|last9=Palmisano|first9=Anna|last10=Gramegna|first10=Mario|last11=Peretto|first11=Giovanni|last12=Sala|first12=Simone|title=Acute myocarditis presenting as a reverse Tako-Tsubo syndrome in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 respiratory infection|journal=European Heart Journal|volume=41|issue=19|year=2020|pages=1861–1862|issn=0195-668X|doi=10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa286}}</ref><ref name="CoyleIgbinomwanhia2020">{{cite journal|last1=Coyle|first1=Justin|last2=Igbinomwanhia|first2=Efehi|last3=Sanchez-Nadales|first3=Alejandro|last4=Danciu|first4=Sorin|last5=Chu|first5=Chae|last6=Shah|first6=Nishit|title=A Recovered Case of COVID-19 Myocarditis and ARDS Treated With Corticosteroids, Tocilizumab, and Experimental AT-001|journal=JACC: Case Reports|year=2020|issn=26660849|doi=10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.025}}</ref><ref name="DoyenMoceri2020">{{cite journal|last1=Doyen|first1=Denis|last2=Moceri|first2=Pamela|last3=Ducreux|first3=Dorothée|last4=Dellamonica|first4=Jean|title=Myocarditis in a patient with COVID-19: a cause of raised troponin and ECG changes|journal=The Lancet|volume=395|issue=10235|year=2020|pages=1516|issn=01406736|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30912-0}}</ref><ref name="LuetkensIsaak2020">{{cite journal|last1=Luetkens|first1=Julian Alexander|last2=Isaak|first2=Alexander|last3=Zimmer|first3=Sebastian|last4=Nattermann|first4=Jacob|last5=Sprinkart|first5=Alois Martin|last6=Boesecke|first6=Christoph|last7=Rieke|first7=Gereon Jonas|last8=Zachoval|first8=Christian|last9=Heine|first9=Annkristin|last10=Velten|first10=Markus|last11=Duerr|first11=Georg Daniel|title=Diffuse Myocardial Inflammation in COVID-19 Associated Myocarditis Detected by Multiparametric Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging|journal=Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging|volume=13|issue=5|year=2020|issn=1941-9651|doi=10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.010897}}</ref>
*In all of the [[COVID-19]]–related [[myocarditis]] cases for which [[Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR)|CMR]] results were reported, [[myocardial edema]] and/or [[scar|scarring]] were observed.<ref name="InciardiLupi2020">{{cite journal|last1=Inciardi|first1=Riccardo M.|last2=Lupi|first2=Laura|last3=Zaccone|first3=Gregorio|last4=Italia|first4=Leonardo|last5=Raffo|first5=Michela|last6=Tomasoni|first6=Daniela|last7=Cani|first7=Dario S.|last8=Cerini|first8=Manuel|last9=Farina|first9=Davide|last10=Gavazzi|first10=Emanuele|last11=Maroldi|first11=Roberto|last12=Adamo|first12=Marianna|last13=Ammirati|first13=Enrico|last14=Sinagra|first14=Gianfranco|last15=Lombardi|first15=Carlo M.|last16=Metra|first16=Marco|title=Cardiac Involvement in a Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)|journal=JAMA Cardiology|year=2020|issn=2380-6583|doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1096}}</ref><ref name="HanKim2020">{{cite journal|last1=Han|first1=Seongwook|last2=Kim|first2=Hyun Ah|last3=Kim|first3=Jin Young|last4=Kim|first4=In-Cheol|title=COVID-19-related myocarditis in a 21-year-old female patient|journal=European Heart Journal|volume=41|issue=19|year=2020|pages=1859–1859|issn=0195-668X|doi=10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa288}}</ref><ref name="EspositoGodino2020">{{cite journal|last1=Esposito|first1=Antonio|last2=Godino|first2=Cosmo|last3=Basso|first3=Cristina|last4=Cappelletti|first4=Alberto Maria|last5=Tresoldi|first5=Moreno|last6=De Cobelli|first6=Francesco|last7=Vignale|first7=Davide|last8=Villatore|first8=Andrea|last9=Palmisano|first9=Anna|last10=Gramegna|first10=Mario|last11=Peretto|first11=Giovanni|last12=Sala|first12=Simone|title=Acute myocarditis presenting as a reverse Tako-Tsubo syndrome in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 respiratory infection|journal=European Heart Journal|volume=41|issue=19|year=2020|pages=1861–1862|issn=0195-668X|doi=10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa286}}</ref><ref name="CoyleIgbinomwanhia2020">{{cite journal|last1=Coyle|first1=Justin|last2=Igbinomwanhia|first2=Efehi|last3=Sanchez-Nadales|first3=Alejandro|last4=Danciu|first4=Sorin|last5=Chu|first5=Chae|last6=Shah|first6=Nishit|title=A Recovered Case of COVID-19 Myocarditis and ARDS Treated With Corticosteroids, Tocilizumab, and Experimental AT-001|journal=JACC: Case Reports|year=2020|issn=26660849|doi=10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.025}}</ref><ref name="DoyenMoceri2020">{{cite journal|last1=Doyen|first1=Denis|last2=Moceri|first2=Pamela|last3=Ducreux|first3=Dorothée|last4=Dellamonica|first4=Jean|title=Myocarditis in a patient with COVID-19: a cause of raised troponin and ECG changes|journal=The Lancet|volume=395|issue=10235|year=2020|pages=1516|issn=01406736|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30912-0}}</ref><ref name="LuetkensIsaak2020">{{cite journal|last1=Luetkens|first1=Julian Alexander|last2=Isaak|first2=Alexander|last3=Zimmer|first3=Sebastian|last4=Nattermann|first4=Jacob|last5=Sprinkart|first5=Alois Martin|last6=Boesecke|first6=Christoph|last7=Rieke|first7=Gereon Jonas|last8=Zachoval|first8=Christian|last9=Heine|first9=Annkristin|last10=Velten|first10=Markus|last11=Duerr|first11=Georg Daniel|title=Diffuse Myocardial Inflammation in COVID-19 Associated Myocarditis Detected by Multiparametric Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging|journal=Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging|volume=13|issue=5|year=2020|issn=1941-9651|doi=10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.010897}}</ref>


=== Cardiac Computed Tomography ===
=== Cardiac Computed Tomography ===
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=== Medical Therapy ===
=== Medical Therapy ===
   
   
*There is no definitive treatment for [[COVID-19]]-assocaited [[myocarditis]]; the mainstay of therapy is supportive care because no specific effective [[Anti-viral drug|anti-viral]] therapies have been identified.
*There is no definitive treatment for [[COVID-19]]-associated [[myocarditis]]; the mainstay of therapy is supportive care because no specific effective [[Anti-viral drug|anti-viral]] therapies have been identified.
*As per [[American Heart Association|AHA]] recommendations, in the patients of [[fulminant myocarditis]], initial management includes the protocol of [[cardiogenic shock]] which is the administration of [[inotropes]] and/[[vasopressors]] and [[mechanical ventilation]]; and use of [[extracorporeal membrane oxygenation]]([[ECMO]]), [[ventricular assist device|ventricular assistive devices]] ([[VAD]]) in severe cases.<ref name="ZengLiu2020">{{cite journal|last1=Zeng|first1=Jia-Hui|last2=Liu|first2=Ying-Xia|last3=Yuan|first3=Jing|last4=Wang|first4=Fu-Xiang|last5=Wu|first5=Wei-Bo|last6=Li|first6=Jin-Xiu|last7=Wang|first7=Li-Fei|last8=Gao|first8=Hong|last9=Wang|first9=Yao|last10=Dong|first10=Chang-Feng|last11=Li|first11=Yi-Jun|last12=Xie|first12=Xiao-Juan|last13=Feng|first13=Cheng|last14=Liu|first14=Lei|title=First case of COVID-19 complicated with fulminant myocarditis: a case report and insights|journal=Infection|year=2020|issn=0300-8126|doi=10.1007/s15010-020-01424-5}}</ref><ref name="RaoSasser2014">{{cite journal|last1=Rao|first1=Sangeetha|last2=Sasser|first2=William|last3=Diaz|first3=Franco|last4=Sharma|first4=Nirmal|last5=Alten|first5=Jeffrey|title=Coronavirus Associated Fulminant Myocarditis Successfully Treated With Intravenous Immunoglobulin and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation|journal=Chest|volume=146|issue=4|year=2014|pages=336A|issn=00123692|doi=10.1378/chest.1992018}}</ref><ref name="Irabien-OrtizCarreras-Mora2020">{{cite journal|last1=Irabien-Ortiz|first1=Ángela|last2=Carreras-Mora|first2=José|last3=Sionis|first3=Alessandro|last4=Pàmies|first4=Julia|last5=Montiel|first5=José|last6=Tauron|first6=Manel|title=Fulminant myocarditis due to COVID-19|journal=Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition)|volume=73|issue=6|year=2020|pages=503–504|issn=18855857|doi=10.1016/j.rec.2020.04.005}}</ref><ref name="InciardiLupi2020" /><ref name="FangWei2020" />
*As per [[American Heart Association|AHA]] recommendations, in the patients of [[fulminant myocarditis]], initial management includes the protocol of [[cardiogenic shock]] which is the administration of [[inotropes]] and/[[vasopressors]] and [[mechanical ventilation]]; and use of [[extracorporeal membrane oxygenation]]([[ECMO]]), [[ventricular assist device|ventricular assistive devices]] ([[VAD]]) in severe cases.<ref name="ZengLiu2020">{{cite journal|last1=Zeng|first1=Jia-Hui|last2=Liu|first2=Ying-Xia|last3=Yuan|first3=Jing|last4=Wang|first4=Fu-Xiang|last5=Wu|first5=Wei-Bo|last6=Li|first6=Jin-Xiu|last7=Wang|first7=Li-Fei|last8=Gao|first8=Hong|last9=Wang|first9=Yao|last10=Dong|first10=Chang-Feng|last11=Li|first11=Yi-Jun|last12=Xie|first12=Xiao-Juan|last13=Feng|first13=Cheng|last14=Liu|first14=Lei|title=First case of COVID-19 complicated with fulminant myocarditis: a case report and insights|journal=Infection|year=2020|issn=0300-8126|doi=10.1007/s15010-020-01424-5}}</ref><ref name="RaoSasser2014">{{cite journal|last1=Rao|first1=Sangeetha|last2=Sasser|first2=William|last3=Diaz|first3=Franco|last4=Sharma|first4=Nirmal|last5=Alten|first5=Jeffrey|title=Coronavirus Associated Fulminant Myocarditis Successfully Treated With Intravenous Immunoglobulin and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation|journal=Chest|volume=146|issue=4|year=2014|pages=336A|issn=00123692|doi=10.1378/chest.1992018}}</ref><ref name="Irabien-OrtizCarreras-Mora2020">{{cite journal|last1=Irabien-Ortiz|first1=Ángela|last2=Carreras-Mora|first2=José|last3=Sionis|first3=Alessandro|last4=Pàmies|first4=Julia|last5=Montiel|first5=José|last6=Tauron|first6=Manel|title=Fulminant myocarditis due to COVID-19|journal=Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition)|volume=73|issue=6|year=2020|pages=503–504|issn=18855857|doi=10.1016/j.rec.2020.04.005}}</ref><ref name="InciardiLupi2020" /><ref name="FangWei2020" />
*This protocol has been the mainstay of treatment in [[COVID-19]]-associated [[myocarditis]] cases as well and proved beneficial in mitigating [[systolic dysfunction|ventricular systolic dysfunction]].
*This protocol has been the mainstay of treatment in [[COVID-19]]-associated [[myocarditis]] cases as well and proved beneficial in mitigating [[systolic dysfunction|ventricular systolic dysfunction]].

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mounika Reddy Vadiyala, M.B.B.S.[2]

Synonyms and keywords: Novel coronavirus, COVID-19, Wuhan coronavirus, coronavirus disease-19, coronavirus disease 2019, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, COVID-19, 2019-nCoV, 2019 novel coronavirus, cardiovascular finding in COVID-19, myocardial injury in COVID-19, myocarditis, myocarditis in COVID-19, COVID-19-associated myocarditis, SARS-CoV2-associated myocarditis, myocardial injury in COVID-19, COVID-19 myocarditis

Overview

COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus, also known as SARS-CoV-2 mainly affects the lungs, causing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). It invades through the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors present abundantly not only in the lungs but also in the heart, kidneys, intestine, brain, skin thus causing multiorgan dysfunction. Studies have demonstrated that COVID-19 interacts with the cardiovascular system, thereby causing myocardial injury and dysfunction as well as increasing morbidity among patients with underlying cardiovascular conditions. Myocardial injury is relatively common in patients with COVID-19, accounting for 7%-23% of cases, and is associated with a higher rate of morbidity and mortality. Myocarditis is a potentially lethal complication of COVID-19. Although many anecdotal reports of myocarditis have been noted, there are only a handful of case reports in the literature about myocarditis related to COVID-19. The exact pathophysiology of COVID-19-associated myocarditis is still elusive; but the proposed mechanisms involve direct invasion through ACE2 receptors and cytokine storm. If untreated, it may lead to life-threatening complications such as cardiogenic shock, heart failure and even death. Supportive care remains the mainstay of treatment.

Historical Perspective

Classification

Pathophysiology

Proposed pathophysiologies of SARS-CoV-2 myocarditis

Pathological changes in the myocardium

Light microscopy immunostaining of the inflammatory infiltrate. (A,B) Low‐ and high‐power views of endomyocardial biopsy, with sparse CD45RO positive interstitial cells. (C,D) Large, vacuolated macrophages immunostained with anti‐CD68 antibodies. (E) Ultrastructural morphology of a large and cytopathic macrophage. (A–D: the bar scale is in the left low corner of each panel. E: the bar scale is in the right low corner of the panel and corresponds to 2 μm). Case courtesy by Guido Tavazzi[20]


Causes

Myocarditis in COVID-19 is caused by:

Differentiating COVID-19 associated myocarditis from other Diseases

Myocarditis in COVID-19 must be differentiated from other diseases that cause chest pain, dyspnea, elevated cardiac biomarkers, ventricular dysfunction, such as:

For further information about the differential diagnosis, click here.
For further information about the differential diagnosis of COVID-19, click here.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Age

Gender

Race

Risk Factors

Screening

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Natural history

Complications

Common complications of [myocarditis] include:


Prognosis

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Criteria

  • The diagnosis of myocarditis cannot be made with a single test or examination. When indicated, the diagnosis requires a combination of:

Signs and Symptoms

Clinical presentations have varied in the reported COVID-19 cases with myocarditis in the literature with potential overlap in symptomatology in patients with primary COVID-19 infection and COVID-19 patients with clinically suspected myocarditis. Clinical presentation of COVID-19 related myocarditis varies among cases from mild to severe to fulminant.

Physical Examination

  • Physical examination of patients with severe myocarditis may find:

Laboratory Findings

Inflammatory biomarkers

Cardiac biomarkers

Electrocardiogram

Echocardiography

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance

Cardiac Computed Tomography

Endomyocardial biopsy

Treatment

Medical Therapy

Surgery

  • Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of COVID-19-associated myocarditis.

Primary Prevention

  • There are no established measures for the primary prevention of COVID-19-associated myocarditis.
  • For primary preventive measures of [COVID-19], click here.

Secondary Prevention

  • There are no established measures for the secondary prevention of COVID-19-associated myocarditis.
  • For secondary preventive measures of [COVID-19], click here.

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