The Spectrum of COVID-19-Associated Myocarditis: A Patient-Tailored Multidisciplinary Approach.
J Clin Med
; 10(9)2021 May 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1224042
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Myocarditis lacks systematic characterization in COVID-19 patients.METHODS:
We enrolled consecutive patients with newly diagnosed myocarditis in the context of COVID-19 infection. Diagnostic and treatment strategies were driven by a dedicated multidisciplinary disease unit for myocarditis. Multimodal outcomes were assessed during prospective follow-up.RESULTS:
Seven consecutive patients (57% males, age 51 ± 9 y) with acute COVID-19 infection received a de novo diagnosis of myocarditis. Endomyocardial biopsy was of choice in hemodynamically unstable patients (n = 4, mean left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 25 ± 9%), whereas cardiac magnetic resonance constituted the first exam in stable patients (n = 3, mean LVEF 48 ± 10%). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis revealed an intra-myocardial SARS-CoV-2 genome in one of the six cases undergoing biopsy in the remaining patients, myocarditis was either due to other viruses (n = 2) or virus-negative (n = 3). Hemodynamic support was needed for four unstable patients (57%), whereas a cardiac device implant was chosen in two of four cases showing ventricular arrhythmias. Medical treatment included immunosuppression (43%) and biological therapy (29%). By the 6-month median follow-up, no patient died or experienced malignant arrhythmias. However, two cases (29%) were screened for heart transplantation.CONCLUSIONS:
Myocarditis associated with acute COVID-19 infection is a spectrum of clinical manifestations and underlying etiologies. A multidisciplinary approach is the cornerstone for tailored management.
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Cohort study
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Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jcm10091974
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