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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-Myocarditis, Myocardial injury in COVID-19, COVID-19 myocarditis

Overview

Historical Perspective

[Disease name] was first discovered by [scientist name], a [nationality + occupation], in [year] during/following [event].
In [year], [gene] mutations were first identified in the pathogenesis of [disease name].
In [year], the first [discovery] was developed by [scientist] to treat/diagnose [disease name].

Classification

[Disease name] may be classified according to [classification method] into [number] subtypes/groups:

[group1]
[group2]
[group3]

Other variants of [disease name] include [disease subtype 1], [disease subtype 2], and [disease subtype 3].

Pathophysiology

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.
Among patients with COVID-19, there is a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease, and >7% of patients experience myocardial injury from the infection.^[1]
Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the heart characterized by inflammatory infiltrates and myocardial injury without an ischemic cause.^[2]
- The major cause of myocarditis in the United States and other developed countries is viral.^[3] ^[4]
- A number of cases of myocarditis have been reported in COVID-19 patients.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
- Myocarditis has also been reported as the cause of death in some COVID-19 patients.^[9]
The mechanism is unknown, though several have been proposed based on the limited data outside of case reports.
Proposed pathophysiology of SARS-CoV-2 myocarditis
- SARS-CoV-2 infection is caused by binding of the viral surface spike protein (primed by TMPRSS2 - Transmembrane Protease Serine 2) to the human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor.^[10]
- ACE2 is expressed in the lung, principally type II alveolar cells which appears to be the principal portal of entry.^[11]
- ACE2 is highly expressed in the heart as well.^[12]
- Naive T lymphocytes can be primed for viral antigens via antigen-presenting cells and cardio-tropism by the heart-produced hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) which binds c-Met, an HGF receptor on T lymphocytes.^[13]
- The primed CD8+ T lymphocytes migrate to the cardiomyocytes and through cell-mediated cytotoxicity, cause myocardial inflammation.
- In the cytokine storm syndrome, proinflammatory cytokines such as Interleukin-6 (IL-6) are released into the circulation, which further augments T-lymphocyte activation and causes the release of more cytokines.^[14]
- Cytokine storms result in increased vascular wall permeability and myocardial edema.^[7]^[5]
- Thus a positive feedback loop of immune activation and myocardial damage is established.^[15]^[2]
Other proposed mechanism includes damage to myocardial cells resulting from respiratory dysfunction and hypoxemia due to COVID-19.
Pathological changes in the myocardium
- They could be due to viral replication in the myocardium or immune responses caused by the infection or due to systemic responses to respiratory failure.
- Mononuclear inflammatory infiltration has been observed in the heart tissue in COVID-19 autopsy studies.^[16]

Clinical Features

Differentiating [disease name] from other Diseases

[Disease name] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 1], [clinical feature 2], and [clinical feature 3], such as:

[Differential dx1]
[Differential dx2]
[Differential dx3]

Epidemiology and Demographics

The prevalence of [disease name] is approximately [number or range] per 100,000 individuals worldwide.
In [year], the incidence of [disease name] was estimated to be [number or range] cases per 100,000 individuals in [location].

Age

Patients of all age groups may develop [disease name].

[Disease name] is more commonly observed among patients aged [age range] years old.
[Disease name] is more commonly observed among [elderly patients/young patients/children].

Gender

[Disease name] affects men and women equally.

[Gender 1] are more commonly affected with [disease name] than [gender 2].
The [gender 1] to [Gender 2] ratio is approximately [number > 1] to 1.

Race

There is no racial predilection for [disease name].

[Disease name] usually affects individuals of the [race 1] race.
[Race 2] individuals are less likely to develop [disease name].

Risk Factors

Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] are [risk factor 1], [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

The majority of patients with [disease name] remain asymptomatic for [duration/years].
Early clinical features include [manifestation 1], [manifestation 2], and [manifestation 3].
If left untreated, [#%] of patients with [disease name] may progress to develop [manifestation 1], [manifestation 2], and [manifestation 3].
Common complications of [disease name] include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].
Prognosis is generally [excellent/good/poor], and the [1/5/10year mortality/survival rate] of patients with [disease name] is approximately [#%].

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Criteria

The diagnosis of [disease name] is made when at least [number] of the following [number] diagnostic criteria are met:

[criterion 1]
[criterion 2]
[criterion 3]
[criterion 4]

Symptoms

[Disease name] is usually asymptomatic.
Symptoms of [disease name] may include the following:

[symptom 1]
[symptom 2]
[symptom 3]
[symptom 4]
[symptom 5]
[symptom 6]

Physical Examination

Patients with [disease name] usually appear [general appearance].
Physical examination may be remarkable for:

[finding 1]
[finding 2]
[finding 3]
[finding 4]
[finding 5]
[finding 6]

Laboratory Findings

There are no specific laboratory findings associated with [disease name].

A [positive/negative] [test name] is diagnostic of [disease name].
An [elevated/reduced] concentration of [serum/blood/urinary/CSF/other] [lab test] is diagnostic of [disease name].
Other laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of [disease name] include [abnormal test 1], [abnormal test 2], and [abnormal test 3].

Imaging Findings

There are no [imaging study] findings associated with [disease name].

[Imaging study 1] is the imaging modality of choice for [disease name].
On [imaging study 1], [disease name] is characterized by [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
[Imaging study 2] may demonstrate [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].

Other Diagnostic Studies

[Disease name] may also be diagnosed using [diagnostic study name].
Findings on [diagnostic study name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].

Treatment

Medical Therapy

There is no treatment for [disease name]; the mainstay of therapy is supportive care.

The mainstay of therapy for [disease name] is [medical therapy 1] and [medical therapy 2].
[Medical therapy 1] acts by [mechanism of action 1].
Response to [medical therapy 1] can be monitored with [test/physical finding/imaging] every [frequency/duration].

Surgery

Surgery is the mainstay of therapy for [disease name].
[Surgical procedure] in conjunction with [chemotherapy/radiation] is the most common approach to the treatment of [disease name].
[Surgical procedure] can only be performed for patients with [disease stage] [disease name].

Prevention

There are no primary preventive measures available for [disease name].

Effective measures for the primary prevention of [disease name] include [measure1], [measure2], and [measure3].

Once diagnosed and successfully treated, patients with [disease name] are followed-up every [duration]. Follow-up testing includes [test 1], [test 2], and [test 3].

References

↑ Clerkin, Kevin J.; Fried, Justin A.; Raikhelkar, Jayant; Sayer, Gabriel; Griffin, Jan M.; Masoumi, Amirali; Jain, Sneha S.; Burkhoff, Daniel; Kumaraiah, Deepa; Rabbani, LeRoy; Schwartz, Allan; Uriel, Nir (2020). "COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Disease". Circulation. 141 (20): 1648–1655. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.046941. ISSN 0009-7322.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Esfandiarei, Mitra; McManus, Bruce M. (2008). "Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis of Viral Myocarditis". Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease. 3 (1): 127–155. doi:10.1146/annurev.pathmechdis.3.121806.151534. ISSN 1553-4006.
↑ Caforio, A. L. P.; Pankuweit, S.; Arbustini, E.; Basso, C.; Gimeno-Blanes, J.; Felix, S. B.; Fu, M.; Helio, T.; Heymans, S.; Jahns, R.; Klingel, K.; Linhart, A.; Maisch, B.; McKenna, W.; Mogensen, J.; Pinto, Y. M.; Ristic, A.; Schultheiss, H.-P.; Seggewiss, H.; Tavazzi, L.; Thiene, G.; Yilmaz, A.; Charron, P.; Elliott, P. M. (2013). "Current state of knowledge on aetiology, diagnosis, management, and therapy of myocarditis: A position statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases". European Heart Journal. 34 (33): 2636–2648. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/eht210. ISSN 0195-668X.
↑ Kociol, Robb D.; Cooper, Leslie T.; Fang, James C.; Moslehi, Javid J.; Pang, Peter S.; Sabe, Marwa A.; Shah, Ravi V.; Sims, Daniel B.; Thiene, Gaetano; Vardeny, Orly (2020). "Recognition and Initial Management of Fulminant Myocarditis". Circulation. 141 (6). doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000745. ISSN 0009-7322.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Zeng, Jia-Hui; Liu, Ying-Xia; Yuan, Jing; Wang, Fu-Xiang; Wu, Wei-Bo; Li, Jin-Xiu; Wang, Li-Fei; Gao, Hong; Wang, Yao; Dong, Chang-Feng; Li, Yi-Jun; Xie, Xiao-Juan; Feng, Cheng; Liu, Lei (2020). "First case of COVID-19 complicated with fulminant myocarditis: a case report and insights". Infection. doi:10.1007/s15010-020-01424-5. ISSN 0300-8126.
↑ Inciardi, Riccardo M.; Lupi, Laura; Zaccone, Gregorio; Italia, Leonardo; Raffo, Michela; Tomasoni, Daniela; Cani, Dario S.; Cerini, Manuel; Farina, Davide; Gavazzi, Emanuele; Maroldi, Roberto; Adamo, Marianna; Ammirati, Enrico; Sinagra, Gianfranco; Lombardi, Carlo M.; Metra, Marco (2020). "Cardiac Involvement in a Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)". JAMA Cardiology. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1096. ISSN 2380-6583.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Han, Seongwook; Kim, Hyun Ah; Kim, Jin Young; Kim, In-Cheol (2020). "COVID-19-related myocarditis in a 21-year-old female patient". European Heart Journal. 41 (19): 1859–1859. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa288. ISSN 0195-668X.
↑ Esposito, Antonio; Godino, Cosmo; Basso, Cristina; Cappelletti, Alberto Maria; Tresoldi, Moreno; De Cobelli, Francesco; Vignale, Davide; Villatore, Andrea; Palmisano, Anna; Gramegna, Mario; Peretto, Giovanni; Sala, Simone (2020). "Acute myocarditis presenting as a reverse Tako-Tsubo syndrome in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 respiratory infection". European Heart Journal. 41 (19): 1861–1862. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa286. ISSN 0195-668X.
↑ Ruan, Qiurong; Yang, Kun; Wang, Wenxia; Jiang, Lingyu; Song, Jianxin (2020). "Clinical predictors of mortality due to COVID-19 based on an analysis of data of 150 patients from Wuhan, China". Intensive Care Medicine. 46 (5): 846–848. doi:10.1007/s00134-020-05991-x. ISSN 0342-4642.
↑ Hoffmann, Markus; Kleine-Weber, Hannah; Schroeder, Simon; Krüger, Nadine; Herrler, Tanja; Erichsen, Sandra; Schiergens, Tobias S.; Herrler, Georg; Wu, Nai-Huei; Nitsche, Andreas; Müller, Marcel A.; Drosten, Christian; Pöhlmann, Stefan (2020). "SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry Depends on ACE2 and TMPRSS2 and Is Blocked by a Clinically Proven Protease Inhibitor". Cell. 181 (2): 271–280.e8. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2020.02.052. ISSN 0092-8674.
↑ Zhao, Yu; Zhao, Zixian; Wang, Yujia; Zhou, Yueqing; Ma, Yu; Zuo, Wei (2020). doi:10.1101/2020.01.26.919985. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ Tikellis, Chris; Thomas, M. C. (2012). "Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) Is a Key Modulator of the Renin Angiotensin System in Health and Disease". International Journal of Peptides. 2012: 1–8. doi:10.1155/2012/256294. ISSN 1687-9767.
↑ Komarowska, Izabela; Coe, David; Wang, Guosu; Haas, Robert; Mauro, Claudio; Kishore, Madhav; Cooper, Dianne; Nadkarni, Suchita; Fu, Hongmei; Steinbruchel, Daniel A.; Pitzalis, Costantino; Anderson, Graham; Bucy, Pat; Lombardi, Giovanna; Breckenridge, Ross; Marelli-Berg, Federica M. (2015). "Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor c-Met Instructs T Cell Cardiotropism and Promotes T Cell Migration to the Heart via Autocrine Chemokine Release". Immunity. 42 (6): 1087–1099. doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2015.05.014. ISSN 1074-7613.
↑ Zhou, Fei; Yu, Ting; Du, Ronghui; Fan, Guohui; Liu, Ying; Liu, Zhibo; Xiang, Jie; Wang, Yeming; Song, Bin; Gu, Xiaoying; Guan, Lulu; Wei, Yuan; Li, Hui; Wu, Xudong; Xu, Jiuyang; Tu, Shengjin; Zhang, Yi; Chen, Hua; Cao, Bin (2020). "Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective cohort study". The Lancet. 395 (10229): 1054–1062. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30566-3. ISSN 0140-6736.
↑ Iakimov VP (1977). "[F. Engels' theory of the origin of man and modern anthropologic findings]". Arkh Anat Gistol Embriol. 72 (6): 5–11. PMID 409380.
↑ Xu, Zhe; Shi, Lei; Wang, Yijin; Zhang, Jiyuan; Huang, Lei; Zhang, Chao; Liu, Shuhong; Zhao, Peng; Liu, Hongxia; Zhu, Li; Tai, Yanhong; Bai, Changqing; Gao, Tingting; Song, Jinwen; Xia, Peng; Dong, Jinghui; Zhao, Jingmin; Wang, Fu-Sheng (2020). "Pathological findings of COVID-19 associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome". The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 8 (4): 420–422. doi:10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30076-X. ISSN 2213-2600.

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 ==Pathophysiology==
-*The pathogenesis of [disease name] is characterized by [feature1], [feature2], and [feature3].
+*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.
-*The [gene name] gene/Mutation in [gene name] has been associated with the development of [disease name], involving the [molecular pathway] pathway.
+*Among patients with [[COVID-19]], there is a high [[prevalence]] of [[cardiovascular]] disease, and >7% of patients experience [[myocardial]] injury from the [[infection]].<ref name="ClerkinFried2020">{{cite journal|last1=Clerkin|first1=Kevin J.|last2=Fried|first2=Justin A.|last3=Raikhelkar|first3=Jayant|last4=Sayer|first4=Gabriel|last5=Griffin|first5=Jan M.|last6=Masoumi|first6=Amirali|last7=Jain|first7=Sneha S.|last8=Burkhoff|first8=Daniel|last9=Kumaraiah|first9=Deepa|last10=Rabbani|first10=LeRoy|last11=Schwartz|first11=Allan|last12=Uriel|first12=Nir|title=COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Disease|journal=Circulation|volume=141|issue=20|year=2020|pages=1648–1655|issn=0009-7322|doi=10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.046941}}</ref>
-*On gross pathology, [feature1], [feature2], and [feature3] are characteristic findings of [disease name].
+*[[Myocarditis]] is an [[inflammatory]] disease of the heart characterized by [[inflammatory]] infiltrates and [[myocardial]] injury without an [[Ischemia|ischemic]] cause.<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>
-*On microscopic histopathological analysis, [feature1], [feature2], and [feature3] are characteristic findings of [disease name].
+**The major cause of [[myocarditis]] in the United States and other developed countries is viral.<ref name="CaforioPankuweit2013">{{cite journal|last1=Caforio|first1=A. L. P.|last2=Pankuweit|first2=S.|last3=Arbustini|first3=E.|last4=Basso|first4=C.|last5=Gimeno-Blanes|first5=J.|last6=Felix|first6=S. B.|last7=Fu|first7=M.|last8=Helio|first8=T.|last9=Heymans|first9=S.|last10=Jahns|first10=R.|last11=Klingel|first11=K.|last12=Linhart|first12=A.|last13=Maisch|first13=B.|last14=McKenna|first14=W.|last15=Mogensen|first15=J.|last16=Pinto|first16=Y. M.|last17=Ristic|first17=A.|last18=Schultheiss|first18=H.-P.|last19=Seggewiss|first19=H.|last20=Tavazzi|first20=L.|last21=Thiene|first21=G.|last22=Yilmaz|first22=A.|last23=Charron|first23=P.|last24=Elliott|first24=P. M.|title=Current state of knowledge on aetiology, diagnosis, management, and therapy of myocarditis: A position statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases|journal=European Heart Journal|volume=34|issue=33|year=2013|pages=2636–2648|issn=0195-668X|doi=10.1093/eurheartj/eht210}}</ref> <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>
+**A number of cases of [[myocarditis]] have been reported in [[COVID-19]] patients.<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><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>
+**[[Myocarditis]] has also been reported as the cause of death in some [[COVID-19]] patients.<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=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=5|year=2020|pages=846–848|issn=0342-4642|doi=10.1007/s00134-020-05991-x}}</ref>
+*The mechanism is unknown, though several have been proposed based on the limited data outside of case reports.
+*Proposed pathophysiology of [[SARS-CoV-2]] [[myocarditis]]
+**[[SARS-CoV-2]] infection is caused by binding of the viral [[surface spike]] [[protein]] (primed by [[TMPRSS2]] - Transmembrane Protease [[Serine]] 2) to the human [[angiotensin-converting enzyme 2]] (ACE2) receptor.<ref name="HoffmannKleine-Weber2020">{{cite journal|last1=Hoffmann|first1=Markus|last2=Kleine-Weber|first2=Hannah|last3=Schroeder|first3=Simon|last4=Krüger|first4=Nadine|last5=Herrler|first5=Tanja|last6=Erichsen|first6=Sandra|last7=Schiergens|first7=Tobias S.|last8=Herrler|first8=Georg|last9=Wu|first9=Nai-Huei|last10=Nitsche|first10=Andreas|last11=Müller|first11=Marcel A.|last12=Drosten|first12=Christian|last13=Pöhlmann|first13=Stefan|title=SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry Depends on ACE2 and TMPRSS2 and Is Blocked by a Clinically Proven Protease Inhibitor|journal=Cell|volume=181|issue=2|year=2020|pages=271–280.e8|issn=00928674|doi=10.1016/j.cell.2020.02.052}}</ref>
+**ACE2 is expressed in the [[lung]], principally type II [[alveolar]] cells which appears to be the principal portal of entry.<ref name="ZhaoZhao2020">{{cite journal|last1=Zhao|first1=Yu|last2=Zhao|first2=Zixian|last3=Wang|first3=Yujia|last4=Zhou|first4=Yueqing|last5=Ma|first5=Yu|last6=Zuo|first6=Wei|year=2020|doi=10.1101/2020.01.26.919985}}</ref>
+**[[ACE2]] is highly expressed in the [[heart]] as well.<ref name="TikellisThomas2012">{{cite journal|last1=Tikellis|first1=Chris|last2=Thomas|first2=M. C.|title=Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) Is a Key Modulator of the Renin Angiotensin System in Health and Disease|journal=International Journal of Peptides|volume=2012|year=2012|pages=1–8|issn=1687-9767|doi=10.1155/2012/256294}}</ref>
+**[[Naive T cell|Naive]] [[T lymphocytes]] can be primed for viral [[antigens]] via [[antigen-presenting cells]] and cardio-[[tropism]] by the heart-produced [[hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)]] which binds [[c-Met]], an HGF receptor on T lymphocytes.<ref name="KomarowskaCoe2015">{{cite journal|last1=Komarowska|first1=Izabela|last2=Coe|first2=David|last3=Wang|first3=Guosu|last4=Haas|first4=Robert|last5=Mauro|first5=Claudio|last6=Kishore|first6=Madhav|last7=Cooper|first7=Dianne|last8=Nadkarni|first8=Suchita|last9=Fu|first9=Hongmei|last10=Steinbruchel|first10=Daniel A.|last11=Pitzalis|first11=Costantino|last12=Anderson|first12=Graham|last13=Bucy|first13=Pat|last14=Lombardi|first14=Giovanna|last15=Breckenridge|first15=Ross|last16=Marelli-Berg|first16=Federica M.|title=Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor c-Met Instructs T Cell Cardiotropism and Promotes T Cell Migration to the Heart via Autocrine Chemokine Release|journal=Immunity|volume=42|issue=6|year=2015|pages=1087–1099|issn=10747613|doi=10.1016/j.immuni.2015.05.014}}</ref>
+**The primed CD8+ T lymphocytes migrate to the cardiomyocytes and through [[cell-mediated cytotoxicity]], cause myocardial [[inflammation]].
+**In the [[cytokine storm syndrome]], proinflammatory [[cytokines]] such as [[Interleukin-6]] ([[IL-6]]) are released into the circulation, which further augments [[T-lymphocytes|T-lymphocyte]] activation and causes the release of more [[Cytokine|cytokines]].<ref name="ZhouYu2020">{{cite journal|last1=Zhou|first1=Fei|last2=Yu|first2=Ting|last3=Du|first3=Ronghui|last4=Fan|first4=Guohui|last5=Liu|first5=Ying|last6=Liu|first6=Zhibo|last7=Xiang|first7=Jie|last8=Wang|first8=Yeming|last9=Song|first9=Bin|last10=Gu|first10=Xiaoying|last11=Guan|first11=Lulu|last12=Wei|first12=Yuan|last13=Li|first13=Hui|last14=Wu|first14=Xudong|last15=Xu|first15=Jiuyang|last16=Tu|first16=Shengjin|last17=Zhang|first17=Yi|last18=Chen|first18=Hua|last19=Cao|first19=Bin|title=Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective cohort study|journal=The Lancet|volume=395|issue=10229|year=2020|pages=1054–1062|issn=01406736|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30566-3}}</ref>
+**[[Cytokine storm|Cytokine storms]] result in increased vascular wall permeability and [[Myocardium|myocardial]] [[edema]].<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="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>
+**Thus a positive feedback loop of [[immune]] activation and [[myocardial]] damage is established.<ref name="pmid409380">{{cite journal| author=Iakimov VP| title=[F. Engels' theory of the origin of man and modern anthropologic findings]. | journal=Arkh Anat Gistol Embriol | year= 1977 | volume= 72 | issue= 6 | pages= 5-11 | pmid=409380 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=409380  }} </ref><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>
+*Other proposed mechanism includes damage to myocardial cells resulting from respiratory dysfunction and hypoxemia due to COVID-19.
+*Pathological changes in the [[myocardium]]
+**They could be due to [[viral replication]] in the [[myocardium]] or immune responses caused by the infection or due to systemic responses to [[respiratory failure]].
+**Mononuclear [[inflammatory]] infiltration has been observed in the heart tissue in COVID-19 [[autopsy]] studies.<ref name="XuShi2020">{{cite journal|last1=Xu|first1=Zhe|last2=Shi|first2=Lei|last3=Wang|first3=Yijin|last4=Zhang|first4=Jiyuan|last5=Huang|first5=Lei|last6=Zhang|first6=Chao|last7=Liu|first7=Shuhong|last8=Zhao|first8=Peng|last9=Liu|first9=Hongxia|last10=Zhu|first10=Li|last11=Tai|first11=Yanhong|last12=Bai|first12=Changqing|last13=Gao|first13=Tingting|last14=Song|first14=Jinwen|last15=Xia|first15=Peng|last16=Dong|first16=Jinghui|last17=Zhao|first17=Jingmin|last18=Wang|first18=Fu-Sheng|title=Pathological findings of COVID-19 associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome|journal=The Lancet Respiratory Medicine|volume=8|issue=4|year=2020|pages=420–422|issn=22132600|doi=10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30076-X}}</ref>
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