COVID-19 and myocarditis: a systematic review and overview of current challenges

Castiello, Teresa; Georgiopoulos, Georgios; Finocchiaro, Gherardo; Claudia, Monaco; Gianatti, Andrea; Delialis, Dimitrios; Aimo, Alberto; Prasad, Sanjay

doi:10.1007/s10741-021-10087-9

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COVID-19 and myocarditis: a systematic review and overview of current challenges

Published in Heart Failure Reviews • Mar 24, 2021

Authors:

Teresa Castiello

Georgios Georgiopoulos

Gherardo Finocchiaro

Abstract

Myocardial inflammation in COVID-19 has been documented. Its pathogenesis is not fully elucidated, but the two main theories foresee a direct role of ACE2 receptor and a hyperimmune response, which may also lead to isolated presentation of COVID-19-mediated myocarditis. The frequency and prognostic ...

Subject

Myocarditis

Medicine

Viral Myocarditis

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