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

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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.>.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Journal of cardiology cases - 24(2021), 5 vom: 07. Nov., Seite 203-205

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ghugre, Nilesh R [VerfasserIn]
Orbach, Ady [VerfasserIn]
Biswas, Labonny [VerfasserIn]
Connelly, Kim A [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Adrienne [VerfasserIn]
Strauss, Bradley H [VerfasserIn]
Wright, Graham A [VerfasserIn]
Roifman, Idan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Case Reports
Magnetic resonance imaging
Myocarditis

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Date Revised 23.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jccase.2021.04.014

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM325572399