Proof of SARS-CoV-2 genomes in endomyocardial biopsy with latency after acute infection.
Int J Infect Dis
; 102: 70-72, 2021 Jan.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1060401
ABSTRACT
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has reached pandemic levels. Cardiovascular complications in COVID-19 have been reported frequently, however evidence for a causal relationship has not been established. This report describes the detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral genomes in a patient with symptoms of heart failure, in whom endomyocardial biopsy was investigated following a latency period of 4 weeks after the onset of pulmonary symptoms. The viral infection was accompanied by myocardial inflammation indicating an infection of the heart muscle.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Heart Failure
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Myocarditis
Type of study:
Case report
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.ijid.2020.10.012
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