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{{SK}} 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-associated myocarditis, myocardial injury in COVID-19, COVID-19 myocarditis
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==Overview==
==Overview==
[[COVID-19]] caused by the [[novel coronavirus]], also known as [[SARS-CoV-2]] mainly affects the [[lungs]], causing [[severe acute respiratory syndrome]] (SARS). It invades through the [[angiotensin-converting enzyme 2]] (ACE2) receptors present abundantly not only in the [[lungs]] but also in the [[heart]], [[kidneys]], [[intestine]], [[brain]], [[skin]] thus causing [[multiorgan failure|multiorgan dysfunction]]. 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. [[Myocardial injury]] is relatively common in patients with [[COVID-19]], accounting for 7%-23% of cases, and is associated with a higher rate of [[morbidity]] and [[mortality]]. [[Myocarditis]] is a potentially lethal complication of [[COVID-19]]. Although many anecdotal reports of [[myocarditis]] have been noted, there are only a handful of case reports in the literature about [[myocarditis]] related to [[COVID-19]]. The exact pathophysiology of [[COVID-19]]-associated [[myocarditis]] is still elusive; but the proposed mechanisms involve direct invasion through [[angiotensin-converting enzyme 2|ACE2]] receptors and [[cytokine storm]]. If untreated, it may lead to life-threatening complications such as [[cardiogenic shock]], [[heart failure]] and even death. Supportive care remains the mainstay of treatment.
[[COVID-19]] caused by the [[novel coronavirus]], also known as [[SARS-CoV-2]] mainly affects the [[lungs]] may lead to [[severe acute respiratory syndrome]] ([[SARS]]). It invades through the [[angiotensin-converting enzyme 2]] (ACE2) receptors present abundantly not only in the [[lungs]] but also in the [[heart]], [[kidneys]], [[intestine]], [[brain]], [[skin]] thus causing [[multiorgan failure|multiorgan dysfunction]] including [[cardiovascular]] complications and [[death]]. [[Myocarditis]] is one of the [[cardiovascular]] manifestation of [[COVID-19]] which is the [[inflammation]] of [[myocardium]] without stenosis in [[coronary arteries]], with the risk of [[arrhythmia]] as well as progression to [[fulminant heart failure ]] and [[cardiogenic shock]]. The proposed mechanisms including direct invasion through [[angiotensin-converting enzyme 2|ACE2]] receptors and [[inflammatory response]] or [[cytokine storm]]. In literature, [[myocardial edema]] and/or [[scarring]] were detected on [[cardiac MRI]] of reported [[myocarditis]] associated [[COVID-19]].
 
==Historical Perspective==
==Historical Perspective==
*The [[novel coronavirus]], [[SARS-CoV-2]], is identified as the cause of an outbreak of [[respiratory illness]] first detected in Wuhan, China in late December 2019. It was named [[SARS-CoV-2]] for its similarity [[severe acute respiratory syndrome]] related [[coronaviruses]] such as [[SARS-CoV]], which caused [[acute respiratory distress syndrome]] ([[ARDS]]) in 2002–2003.<ref name="LuCui2020">{{cite journal|last1=Lu|first1=Jian|last2=Cui|first2=Jie|last3=Qian|first3=Zhaohui|last4=Wang|first4=Yirong|last5=Zhang|first5=Hong|last6=Duan|first6=Yuange|last7=Wu|first7=Xinkai|last8=Yao|first8=Xinmin|last9=Song|first9=Yuhe|last10=Li|first10=Xiang|last11=Wu|first11=Changcheng|last12=Tang|first12=Xiaolu|title=On the origin and continuing evolution of SARS-CoV-2|journal=National Science Review|year=2020|issn=2095-5138|doi=10.1093/nsr/nwaa036}}</ref><ref name="HuangWang2020">{{cite journal|last1=Huang|first1=Chaolin|last2=Wang|first2=Yeming|last3=Li|first3=Xingwang|last4=Ren|first4=Lili|last5=Zhao|first5=Jianping|last6=Hu|first6=Yi|last7=Zhang|first7=Li|last8=Fan|first8=Guohui|last9=Xu|first9=Jiuyang|last10=Gu|first10=Xiaoying|last11=Cheng|first11=Zhenshun|last12=Yu|first12=Ting|last13=Xia|first13=Jiaan|last14=Wei|first14=Yuan|last15=Wu|first15=Wenjuan|last16=Xie|first16=Xuelei|last17=Yin|first17=Wen|last18=Li|first18=Hui|last19=Liu|first19=Min|last20=Xiao|first20=Yan|last21=Gao|first21=Hong|last22=Guo|first22=Li|last23=Xie|first23=Jungang|last24=Wang|first24=Guangfa|last25=Jiang|first25=Rongmeng|last26=Gao|first26=Zhancheng|last27=Jin|first27=Qi|last28=Wang|first28=Jianwei|last29=Cao|first29=Bin|title=Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China|journal=The Lancet|volume=395|issue=10223|year=2020|pages=497–506|issn=01406736|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30183-5}}</ref>
*The [[novel coronavirus]], [[SARS-CoV-2]], is identified as the cause of an outbreak of [[respiratory illness]] first detected in Wuhan, China in late December 2019. It was named [[SARS-CoV-2]] for its similarity [[severe acute respiratory syndrome]] related [[coronaviruses]] such as [[SARS-CoV]], which caused [[acute respiratory distress syndrome]] ([[ARDS]]) in 2002–2003.<ref name="LuCui2020">{{cite journal|last1=Lu|first1=Jian|last2=Cui|first2=Jie|last3=Qian|first3=Zhaohui|last4=Wang|first4=Yirong|last5=Zhang|first5=Hong|last6=Duan|first6=Yuange|last7=Wu|first7=Xinkai|last8=Yao|first8=Xinmin|last9=Song|first9=Yuhe|last10=Li|first10=Xiang|last11=Wu|first11=Changcheng|last12=Tang|first12=Xiaolu|title=On the origin and continuing evolution of SARS-CoV-2|journal=National Science Review|year=2020|issn=2095-5138|doi=10.1093/nsr/nwaa036}}</ref><ref name="HuangWang2020">{{cite journal|last1=Huang|first1=Chaolin|last2=Wang|first2=Yeming|last3=Li|first3=Xingwang|last4=Ren|first4=Lili|last5=Zhao|first5=Jianping|last6=Hu|first6=Yi|last7=Zhang|first7=Li|last8=Fan|first8=Guohui|last9=Xu|first9=Jiuyang|last10=Gu|first10=Xiaoying|last11=Cheng|first11=Zhenshun|last12=Yu|first12=Ting|last13=Xia|first13=Jiaan|last14=Wei|first14=Yuan|last15=Wu|first15=Wenjuan|last16=Xie|first16=Xuelei|last17=Yin|first17=Wen|last18=Li|first18=Hui|last19=Liu|first19=Min|last20=Xiao|first20=Yan|last21=Gao|first21=Hong|last22=Guo|first22=Li|last23=Xie|first23=Jungang|last24=Wang|first24=Guangfa|last25=Jiang|first25=Rongmeng|last26=Gao|first26=Zhancheng|last27=Jin|first27=Qi|last28=Wang|first28=Jianwei|last29=Cao|first29=Bin|title=Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China|journal=The Lancet|volume=395|issue=10223|year=2020|pages=497–506|issn=01406736|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30183-5}}</ref>
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*The exact mechanisms of [[COVID-19]] induced [[myocarditis]] are not yet well known, although several have been proposed based on the limited data outside of case reports.
*The exact mechanisms of [[COVID-19]] induced [[myocarditis]] are not yet well known, although several have been proposed based on the limited data outside of case reports.
===Proposed pathophysiologies of COVID-19 associated myocarditis===
===Proposed pathophysiologies of COVID-19 associated myocarditis===
* Direct [[myocardial injury]] by binding of [[SARS-COV-2 virus]] through [[ACE2]] [[receptors]]
* [[Systemic inflammatory response syndrome]] ([[SIRS]])
* Increased level of [[metabolic]] requirement along with lower [[supply]] due to [[hypoxia]] leading to [[supply-demand mismatch]]
* Diffuse vasculitis and [[endothelial inflammation]] in the [[heart]]<ref name="pmid34235815">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rathore SS, Rojas GA, Sondhi M, Pothuru S, Pydi R, Kancherla N, Singh R, Ahmed NK, Shah J, Tousif S, Baloch UT, Wen Q |title=Myocarditis associated with Covid-19 disease: A systematic review of published case reports and case series |journal=Int J Clin Pract |volume= |issue= |pages=e14470 |date=July 2021 |pmid=34235815 |doi=10.1111/ijcp.14470 |url=}}</ref>
*'''Direct invasion of the virus into cardiomyocytes''':
*'''Direct invasion of the virus into cardiomyocytes''':
**[[COVID-19]] infection is caused by [[receptor-mediated endocytosis]] via binding of the [[viral]] [[surface spike]] [[protein]] (primed by [[TMPRSS2]] - [[TMPRSS2|Transmembrane Protease Serine 2]]) to the human [[angiotensin-converting enzyme 2]] ([[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><ref name="WanShang2020">{{cite journal|last1=Wan|first1=Yushun|last2=Shang|first2=Jian|last3=Graham|first3=Rachel|last4=Baric|first4=Ralph S.|last5=Li|first5=Fang|last6=Gallagher|first6=Tom|title=Receptor Recognition by the Novel Coronavirus from Wuhan: an Analysis Based on Decade-Long Structural Studies of SARS Coronavirus|journal=Journal of Virology|volume=94|issue=7|year=2020|issn=0022-538X|doi=10.1128/JVI.00127-20}}</ref>
**[[COVID-19]] infection is caused by [[receptor-mediated endocytosis]] via binding of the [[viral]] [[surface spike]] [[protein]] (primed by [[TMPRSS2]] - [[TMPRSS2|Transmembrane Protease Serine 2]]) to the human [[angiotensin-converting enzyme 2]] ([[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><ref name="WanShang2020">{{cite journal|last1=Wan|first1=Yushun|last2=Shang|first2=Jian|last3=Graham|first3=Rachel|last4=Baric|first4=Ralph S.|last5=Li|first5=Fang|last6=Gallagher|first6=Tom|title=Receptor Recognition by the Novel Coronavirus from Wuhan: an Analysis Based on Decade-Long Structural Studies of SARS Coronavirus|journal=Journal of Virology|volume=94|issue=7|year=2020|issn=0022-538X|doi=10.1128/JVI.00127-20}}</ref>
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[[File:Endomyocardial biopsy in covid patients .jpg|center|thumb|709x709px|[[Light microscopy|Light microscop]]<nowiki/>y immunostaining of the inflammatory infiltrate. (''A'',''B'') Low‐ and high‐power views of endomyocardial biopsy, with sparse CD45RO positive interstitial cells. (''C'',''D'') Large, vacuolated macrophages immunostained with anti‐CD68 antibodies. (''E'') Ultrastructural morphology of a large and cytopathic macrophage. (''A–D'': the bar scale is in the left low corner of each panel. ''E'': the bar scale is in the right low corner of the panel and corresponds to 2 μm). Case courtesy by  Guido Tavazzi<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7262276/|title=Myocardial localization of coronavirus in COVID‐19 cardiogenic shock|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>]]
[[File:Endomyocardial biopsy in covid patients .jpg|center|thumb|709x709px|[[Light microscopy|Light microscop]]<nowiki/>y immunostaining of the inflammatory infiltrate. (''A'',''B'') Low‐ and high‐power views of endomyocardial biopsy, with sparse CD45RO positive interstitial cells. (''C'',''D'') Large, vacuolated macrophages immunostained with anti‐CD68 antibodies. (''E'') Ultrastructural morphology of a large and cytopathic macrophage. (''A–D'': the bar scale is in the left low corner of each panel. ''E'': the bar scale is in the right low corner of the panel and corresponds to 2 μm). Case courtesy by  Guido Tavazzi<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7262276/|title=Myocardial localization of coronavirus in COVID‐19 cardiogenic shock|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>]]
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*[[Diffuse lymphocytic inflammatory infiltration ]] was the most common histopathologic finding among 42 cases of [[myocarditis]] associated [[COVID-19]] in literature.<ref name="pmid34235815">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rathore SS, Rojas GA, Sondhi M, Pothuru S, Pydi R, Kancherla N, Singh R, Ahmed NK, Shah J, Tousif S, Baloch UT, Wen Q |title=Myocarditis associated with Covid-19 disease: A systematic review of published case reports and case series |journal=Int J Clin Pract |volume= |issue= |pages=e14470 |date=July 2021 |pmid=34235815 |doi=10.1111/ijcp.14470 |url=}}</ref>


==Causes==
==Causes==
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==Epidemiology and Demographics==
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
*The [[prevalence]] of [[cardiovascular]] disease among patients with [[COVID-19]] is high, 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>
* The [[incidence]] of [[myocarditis]] was 7000 per 100,000 [[patients]] who died of [[covid-19]]. <ref name="pmid32201335">{{cite journal |vauthors=Driggin E, Madhavan MV, Bikdeli B, Chuich T, Laracy J, Biondi-Zoccai G, Brown TS, Der Nigoghossian C, Zidar DA, Haythe J, Brodie D, Beckman JA, Kirtane AJ, Stone GW, Krumholz HM, Parikh SA |title=Cardiovascular Considerations for Patients, Health Care Workers, and Health Systems During the COVID-19 Pandemic |journal=J Am Coll Cardiol |volume=75 |issue=18 |pages=2352–2371 |date=May 2020 |pmid=32201335 |pmc=7198856 |doi=10.1016/j.jacc.2020.03.031 |url=}}</ref>
*The exact [[incidence]] of [[myocarditis]] among hospitalized [[COVID-19]] patients is unknown. The overall [[incidence]] of [[myocardial injury|acute cardiac injury]] caused by [[COVID-19]] ranges from 7 to 28% among hospitalized patients.<ref name="WangHu2020">{{cite journal|last1=Wang|first1=Dawei|last2=Hu|first2=Bo|last3=Hu|first3=Chang|last4=Zhu|first4=Fangfang|last5=Liu|first5=Xing|last6=Zhang|first6=Jing|last7=Wang|first7=Binbin|last8=Xiang|first8=Hui|last9=Cheng|first9=Zhenshun|last10=Xiong|first10=Yong|last11=Zhao|first11=Yan|last12=Li|first12=Yirong|last13=Wang|first13=Xinghuan|last14=Peng|first14=Zhiyong|title=Clinical Characteristics of 138 Hospitalized Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia in Wuhan, China|journal=JAMA|volume=323|issue=11|year=2020|pages=1061|issn=0098-7484|doi=10.1001/jama.2020.1585}}</ref><ref name="ShiQin2020">{{cite journal|last1=Shi|first1=Shaobo|last2=Qin|first2=Mu|last3=Shen|first3=Bo|last4=Cai|first4=Yuli|last5=Liu|first5=Tao|last6=Yang|first6=Fan|last7=Gong|first7=Wei|last8=Liu|first8=Xu|last9=Liang|first9=Jinjun|last10=Zhao|first10=Qinyan|last11=Huang|first11=He|last12=Yang|first12=Bo|last13=Huang|first13=Congxin|title=Association of Cardiac Injury With Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China|journal=JAMA Cardiology|year=2020|issn=2380-6583|doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0950}}</ref><ref name="GuoFan2020">{{cite journal|last1=Guo|first1=Tao|last2=Fan|first2=Yongzhen|last3=Chen|first3=Ming|last4=Wu|first4=Xiaoyan|last5=Zhang|first5=Lin|last6=He|first6=Tao|last7=Wang|first7=Hairong|last8=Wan|first8=Jing|last9=Wang|first9=Xinghuan|last10=Lu|first10=Zhibing|title=Cardiovascular Implications of Fatal Outcomes of Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)|journal=JAMA Cardiology|year=2020|issn=2380-6583|doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1017}}</ref>
*The [[incidence]] of [[myocardial injury]] among [[patients]] with [[COVID-19]]  was approximately 24,400 per 100,000 hospitalized [[COVID-19]] [[patients]].<ref name="pmid32838255">{{cite journal |vauthors=Zou F, Qian Z, Wang Y, Zhao Y, Bai J |title=Cardiac Injury and COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis |journal=CJC Open |volume=2 |issue=5 |pages=386–394 |date=September 2020 |pmid=32838255 |pmc=7308771 |doi=10.1016/j.cjco.2020.06.010 |url=}}</ref>
*The [[prevalence]] of [[myocarditis]] among [[COVID-19]] patients has not yet been reported. Though many anecdotal reports of [[myocarditis]] have been noted, there are only a few [[case reports]] of [[myocarditis]] related to [[COVID-19]].<ref name="ShiQin2020">{{cite journal|last1=Shi|first1=Shaobo|last2=Qin|first2=Mu|last3=Shen|first3=Bo|last4=Cai|first4=Yuli|last5=Liu|first5=Tao|last6=Yang|first6=Fan|last7=Gong|first7=Wei|last8=Liu|first8=Xu|last9=Liang|first9=Jinjun|last10=Zhao|first10=Qinyan|last11=Huang|first11=He|last12=Yang|first12=Bo|last13=Huang|first13=Congxin|title=Association of Cardiac Injury With Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China|journal=JAMA Cardiology|year=2020|issn=2380-6583|doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0950}}</ref><ref name="ZengLiu2020">{{cite 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Corticosteroids, Tocilizumab, and Experimental AT-001|journal=JACC: Case Reports|year=2020|issn=26660849|doi=10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.025}}</ref><ref name="LuetkensIsaak2020">{{cite journal|last1=Luetkens|first1=Julian Alexander|last2=Isaak|first2=Alexander|last3=Zimmer|first3=Sebastian|last4=Nattermann|first4=Jacob|last5=Sprinkart|first5=Alois Martin|last6=Boesecke|first6=Christoph|last7=Rieke|first7=Gereon Jonas|last8=Zachoval|first8=Christian|last9=Heine|first9=Annkristin|last10=Velten|first10=Markus|last11=Duerr|first11=Georg Daniel|title=Diffuse Myocardial Inflammation in COVID-19 Associated Myocarditis Detected by Multiparametric Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging|journal=Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging|volume=13|issue=5|year=2020|issn=1941-9651|doi=10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.010897}}</ref><ref name="BeşlerArslan2020">{{cite journal|last1=Beşler|first1=Muhammed Said|last2=Arslan|first2=Halil|title=Acute myocarditis associated with COVID-19 infection|journal=The American Journal of Emergency Medicine|year=2020|issn=07356757|doi=10.1016/j.ajem.2020.05.100}}</ref>
* In a cohort study the [[incidence]] of [[myocardial injury|acute cardiac injury]] caused by [[COVID-19]] was 19.7% of [[patients]] out of 416 hospitalized [[covid-19]] [[patients]] whether the portion of them is believed to be [[myocarditis]].<ref name="ShiQin2020">{{cite journal|last1=Shi|first1=Shaobo|last2=Qin|first2=Mu|last3=Shen|first3=Bo|last4=Cai|first4=Yuli|last5=Liu|first5=Tao|last6=Yang|first6=Fan|last7=Gong|first7=Wei|last8=Liu|first8=Xu|last9=Liang|first9=Jinjun|last10=Zhao|first10=Qinyan|last11=Huang|first11=He|last12=Yang|first12=Bo|last13=Huang|first13=Congxin|title=Association of Cardiac Injury With Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China|journal=JAMA Cardiology|year=2020|issn=2380-6583|doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0950}}</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>
*There are some [[case reports]] of [[myocarditis]] related to [[COVID-19]].<ref name="ShiQin2020">{{cite journal|last1=Shi|first1=Shaobo|last2=Qin|first2=Mu|last3=Shen|first3=Bo|last4=Cai|first4=Yuli|last5=Liu|first5=Tao|last6=Yang|first6=Fan|last7=Gong|first7=Wei|last8=Liu|first8=Xu|last9=Liang|first9=Jinjun|last10=Zhao|first10=Qinyan|last11=Huang|first11=He|last12=Yang|first12=Bo|last13=Huang|first13=Congxin|title=Association of Cardiac Injury With Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China|journal=JAMA Cardiology|year=2020|issn=2380-6583|doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0950}}</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><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><ref name="FangWei2020">{{cite journal|last1=Fang|first1=Yuan|last2=Wei|first2=Xin|last3=Ma|first3=Fenglian|last4=Hu|first4=Hongde|title=Coronavirus fulminant myocarditis treated with glucocorticoid and human immunoglobulin|journal=European Heart Journal|year=2020|issn=0195-668X|doi=10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa190}}</ref><ref name="TavazziPellegrini2020">{{cite journal|last1=Tavazzi|first1=Guido|last2=Pellegrini|first2=Carlo|last3=Maurelli|first3=Marco|last4=Belliato|first4=Mirko|last5=Sciutti|first5=Fabio|last6=Bottazzi|first6=Andrea|last7=Sepe|first7=Paola Alessandra|last8=Resasco|first8=Tullia|last9=Camporotondo|first9=Rita|last10=Bruno|first10=Raffaele|last11=Baldanti|first11=Fausto|last12=Paolucci|first12=Stefania|last13=Pelenghi|first13=Stefano|last14=Iotti|first14=Giorgio Antonio|last15=Mojoli|first15=Francesco|last16=Arbustini|first16=Eloisa|title=Myocardial localization of coronavirus in COVID‐19 cardiogenic shock|journal=European Journal of Heart Failure|volume=22|issue=5|year=2020|pages=911–915|issn=1388-9842|doi=10.1002/ejhf.1828}}</ref><ref name="CoyleIgbinomwanhia2020">{{cite journal|last1=Coyle|first1=Justin|last2=Igbinomwanhia|first2=Efehi|last3=Sanchez-Nadales|first3=Alejandro|last4=Danciu|first4=Sorin|last5=Chu|first5=Chae|last6=Shah|first6=Nishit|title=A Recovered Case of COVID-19 Myocarditis and ARDS Treated With Corticosteroids, Tocilizumab, and Experimental AT-001|journal=JACC: Case Reports|year=2020|issn=26660849|doi=10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.025}}</ref><ref name="LuetkensIsaak2020">{{cite journal|last1=Luetkens|first1=Julian Alexander|last2=Isaak|first2=Alexander|last3=Zimmer|first3=Sebastian|last4=Nattermann|first4=Jacob|last5=Sprinkart|first5=Alois Martin|last6=Boesecke|first6=Christoph|last7=Rieke|first7=Gereon Jonas|last8=Zachoval|first8=Christian|last9=Heine|first9=Annkristin|last10=Velten|first10=Markus|last11=Duerr|first11=Georg Daniel|title=Diffuse Myocardial Inflammation in COVID-19 Associated Myocarditis Detected by Multiparametric Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging|journal=Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging|volume=13|issue=5|year=2020|issn=1941-9651|doi=10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.010897}}</ref><ref name="BeşlerArslan2020">{{cite journal|last1=Beşler|first1=Muhammed Said|last2=Arslan|first2=Halil|title=Acute myocarditis associated with COVID-19 infection|journal=The American Journal of Emergency Medicine|year=2020|issn=07356757|doi=10.1016/j.ajem.2020.05.100}}</ref>


===Age===  
===Age===  
*[[COVID-19]]-associated [[myocarditis]] is more commonly observed among [[elderly]] patients.<ref name="ShiQin2020">{{cite journal|last1=Shi|first1=Shaobo|last2=Qin|first2=Mu|last3=Shen|first3=Bo|last4=Cai|first4=Yuli|last5=Liu|first5=Tao|last6=Yang|first6=Fan|last7=Gong|first7=Wei|last8=Liu|first8=Xu|last9=Liang|first9=Jinjun|last10=Zhao|first10=Qinyan|last11=Huang|first11=He|last12=Yang|first12=Bo|last13=Huang|first13=Congxin|title=Association of Cardiac Injury With Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China|journal=JAMA Cardiology|year=2020|issn=2380-6583|doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0950}}</ref><ref name="GuoFan2020">{{cite journal|last1=Guo|first1=Tao|last2=Fan|first2=Yongzhen|last3=Chen|first3=Ming|last4=Wu|first4=Xiaoyan|last5=Zhang|first5=Lin|last6=He|first6=Tao|last7=Wang|first7=Hairong|last8=Wan|first8=Jing|last9=Wang|first9=Xinghuan|last10=Lu|first10=Zhibing|title=Cardiovascular Implications of Fatal Outcomes of Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)|journal=JAMA Cardiology|year=2020|issn=2380-6583|doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1017}}</ref>
* Among reported cases in the literature, [[myocarditis]] associated [[COVID-19]] was more commonly observed among [[patients]] with a median age of 43.4 years.<ref name="pmid34235815">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rathore SS, Rojas GA, Sondhi M, Pothuru S, Pydi R, Kancherla N, Singh R, Ahmed NK, Shah J, Tousif S, Baloch UT, Wen Q |title=Myocarditis associated with Covid-19 disease: A systematic review of published case reports and case series |journal=Int J Clin Pract |volume= |issue= |pages=e14470 |date=July 2021 |pmid=34235815 |doi=10.1111/ijcp.14470 |url=}}</ref>
* [[Myocarditis]] after [[vaccination]] of [[covid-19]] was commonly observed in [[young]] [[male]].<ref name="pmid34347001">{{cite journal |vauthors=Diaz GA, Parsons GT, Gering SK, Meier AR, Hutchinson IV, Robicsek A |title=Myocarditis and Pericarditis After Vaccination for COVID-19 |journal=JAMA |volume=326 |issue=12 |pages=1210–1212 |date=September 2021 |pmid=34347001 |doi=10.1001/jama.2021.13443 |url=}}</ref>
 
===Gender===
===Gender===
*There is no data on gender predilection to [[myocarditis]] in [[COVID-19]].
*[[Male]]s are more commonly affected with [[myocarditis]] associated [[COVID-19]] than [[females]] based on the reported cases in literature.
 
===Race===
===Race===
*There is no data on racial predilection to [[myocarditis]] in [[COVID-19]].
*There is no data on racial predilection to [[myocarditis]] in [[COVID-19]].


==Risk Factors==
==Risk Factors==
*There are no established risk factors for [[myocarditis]], however the [[prevalance|prevalence]] of [[COVID-19]]-associated [[myocarditis]] has been more in [[elderly]] patients [age>50] and patients with pre-existing [[cardiovascular diseases]].<ref name="GuoFan2020">{{cite journal|last1=Guo|first1=Tao|last2=Fan|first2=Yongzhen|last3=Chen|first3=Ming|last4=Wu|first4=Xiaoyan|last5=Zhang|first5=Lin|last6=He|first6=Tao|last7=Wang|first7=Hairong|last8=Wan|first8=Jing|last9=Wang|first9=Xinghuan|last10=Lu|first10=Zhibing|title=Cardiovascular Implications of Fatal Outcomes of Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)|journal=JAMA Cardiology|year=2020|issn=2380-6583|doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1017}}</ref><ref name="ShiQin2020">{{cite journal|last1=Shi|first1=Shaobo|last2=Qin|first2=Mu|last3=Shen|first3=Bo|last4=Cai|first4=Yuli|last5=Liu|first5=Tao|last6=Yang|first6=Fan|last7=Gong|first7=Wei|last8=Liu|first8=Xu|last9=Liang|first9=Jinjun|last10=Zhao|first10=Qinyan|last11=Huang|first11=He|last12=Yang|first12=Bo|last13=Huang|first13=Congxin|title=Association of Cardiac Injury With Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China|journal=JAMA Cardiology|year=2020|issn=2380-6583|doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0950}}</ref>
*There are no established risk factors for [[myocarditis]] associated [[COVID-19]]. However, concomitant [[cardiac]] [[comorbidities]] may present with [[myocarditis]].


==Screening==
==Screening==
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== Natural History, Complications and Prognosis==
== Natural History, Complications and Prognosis==
===Natural history===
===Natural history===
* If left untreated, [[myocarditis]] of patients with [[COVID-19]] may progress to to [[cardiogenic shock]], [[heart failure]], and eventually can lead to death.<ref name="CoyleIgbinomwanhia2020">{{cite journal|last1=Coyle|first1=Justin|last2=Igbinomwanhia|first2=Efehi|last3=Sanchez-Nadales|first3=Alejandro|last4=Danciu|first4=Sorin|last5=Chu|first5=Chae|last6=Shah|first6=Nishit|title=A Recovered Case of COVID-19 Myocarditis and ARDS Treated With Corticosteroids, Tocilizumab, and Experimental AT-001|journal=JACC: Case Reports|year=2020|issn=26660849|doi=10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.025}}</ref>
* In the presence of [[SARS-COV-2]] cells in the [[myocardium]], early clinical features include [[acute heart failure]], refractory [[ventricular tachycardia]], reduced [[left ventricular]] [[ejection fraction]] and rapidly develop to [[death]].<ref name="pmid33727695">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bearse M, Hung YP, Krauson AJ, Bonanno L, Boyraz B, Harris CK, Helland TL, Hilburn CF, Hutchison B, Jobbagy S, Marshall MS, Shepherd DJ, Villalba JA, Delfino I, Mendez-Pena J, Chebib I, Newton-Cheh C, Stone JR |title=Factors associated with myocardial SARS-CoV-2 infection, myocarditis, and cardiac inflammation in patients with COVID-19 |journal=Mod Pathol |volume=34 |issue=7 |pages=1345–1357 |date=July 2021 |pmid=33727695 |doi=10.1038/s41379-021-00790-1 |url=}}</ref>
*[[Patients]] with the presentation of [[third-degree AV block]], [[ventricular tachycardia]], and [[ventricular fibrillation]] may progress to develope [[cardiac arrest]] and [[in-hospital death]] in the context of [[fulminant myocarditis]].
*In the  course of [[covid-19]] [[infection]], [[myocarditis]] is often a relatively late event.<ref name="pmid33727695">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bearse M, Hung YP, Krauson AJ, Bonanno L, Boyraz B, Harris CK, Helland TL, Hilburn CF, Hutchison B, Jobbagy S, Marshall MS, Shepherd DJ, Villalba JA, Delfino I, Mendez-Pena J, Chebib I, Newton-Cheh C, Stone JR |title=Factors associated with myocardial SARS-CoV-2 infection, myocarditis, and cardiac inflammation in patients with COVID-19 |journal=Mod Pathol |volume=34 |issue=7 |pages=1345–1357 |date=July 2021 |pmid=33727695 |doi=10.1038/s41379-021-00790-1 |url=}}</ref>
*[[Cardiac]] [[infection]] by [[SARS-CoV-2]] is associated with more [[electrocardiographic]] changes.
* [[Atrial fibrillation]] was the most common [[arrhythmia]] in such [[patients]] and was associated with poor outcome.<ref name="pmid33017083">{{cite journal |vauthors=Peltzer B, Manocha KK, Ying X, Kirzner J, Ip JE, Thomas G, Liu CF, Markowitz SM, Lerman BB, Safford MM, Goyal P, Cheung JW |title=Outcomes and mortality associated with atrial arrhythmias among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 |journal=J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol |volume=31 |issue=12 |pages=3077–3085 |date=December 2020 |pmid=33017083 |pmc=7675597 |doi=10.1111/jce.14770 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid33727695">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bearse M, Hung YP, Krauson AJ, Bonanno L, Boyraz B, Harris CK, Helland TL, Hilburn CF, Hutchison B, Jobbagy S, Marshall MS, Shepherd DJ, Villalba JA, Delfino I, Mendez-Pena J, Chebib I, Newton-Cheh C, Stone JR |title=Factors associated with myocardial SARS-CoV-2 infection, myocarditis, and cardiac inflammation in patients with COVID-19 |journal=Mod Pathol |volume=34 |issue=7 |pages=1345–1357 |date=July 2021 |pmid=33727695 |doi=10.1038/s41379-021-00790-1 |url=}}</ref>
 
* If left untreated, [[myocarditis]] in [[patients]] with [[COVID-19]] may progress to [[cardiogenic shock]], [[heart failure]], and eventually may lead to [[death]].<ref name="CoyleIgbinomwanhia2020">{{cite journal|last1=Coyle|first1=Justin|last2=Igbinomwanhia|first2=Efehi|last3=Sanchez-Nadales|first3=Alejandro|last4=Danciu|first4=Sorin|last5=Chu|first5=Chae|last6=Shah|first6=Nishit|title=A Recovered Case of COVID-19 Myocarditis and ARDS Treated With Corticosteroids, Tocilizumab, and Experimental AT-001|journal=JACC: Case Reports|year=2020|issn=26660849|doi=10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.025}}</ref><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>
===Complications===
===Complications===
Common complications of [[myocarditis]] include:
Common complications of [[myocarditis]] include:
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===Prognosis===
===Prognosis===
*[[Prognosis]] is generally [[poor]].
*[[Prognosis]] was generally good and the majority of [[patients]] (81%) of reported cases survived, and [[mortality rate]] was 19% among reported cases.<ref name="pmid32847728">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sawalha K, Abozenah M, Kadado AJ, Battisha A, Al-Akchar M, Salerno C, Hernandez-Montfort J, Islam AM |title=Systematic Review of COVID-19 Related Myocarditis: Insights on Management and Outcome |journal=Cardiovasc Revasc Med |volume=23 |issue= |pages=107–113 |date=February 2021 |pmid=32847728 |pmc=7434380 |doi=10.1016/j.carrev.2020.08.028 |url=}}</ref>
*A [[retrospective]] analysis of the cause of death in [[Chinese]] patients infected with [[COVID-19]] revealed that 40% of patients died at least in part due to [[myocardial injury]] and [[circulatory collapse]].<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=Correction to: 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=6|year=2020|pages=1294–1297|issn=0342-4642|doi=10.1007/s00134-020-06028-z}}</ref>
 
*In another study, patients hospitalized for [[COVID-19]] infection developed [[cardiac]] injury in approximately 20% of cases; thus leading to greater than 50% [[mortality]].<ref name="ShiQin2020">{{cite journal|last1=Shi|first1=Shaobo|last2=Qin|first2=Mu|last3=Shen|first3=Bo|last4=Cai|first4=Yuli|last5=Liu|first5=Tao|last6=Yang|first6=Fan|last7=Gong|first7=Wei|last8=Liu|first8=Xu|last9=Liang|first9=Jinjun|last10=Zhao|first10=Qinyan|last11=Huang|first11=He|last12=Yang|first12=Bo|last13=Huang|first13=Congxin|title=Association of Cardiac Injury With Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China|journal=JAMA Cardiology|year=2020|issn=2380-6583|doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0950}}</ref>
 
 
 
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| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | 45 years, [[male]]<ref name="pmid34651099">{{cite journal |vauthors=Fiore G, Sanvito F, Fragasso G, Spoladore R |title=Case report of cardiogenic shock in COVID-19 myocarditis: peculiarities on diagnosis, histology, and treatment |journal=Eur Heart J Case Rep |volume=5 |issue=10 |pages=ytab357 |date=October 2021 |pmid=34651099 |pmc=8502841 |doi=10.1093/ehjcr/ytab357 |url=}}</ref>
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| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" |  First [[symptoms]]: [[fever]], [[mild dyspnea]], [[fatigue]] turned to [[severe dyspnea]], [[confusion]] and [[cardiogenic shock]]
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | High levels of [[troponin]], [[CRP]], [[NT-Pro BNP]], mild [[leukocytosis]], [[thrombocytopenia]],
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | 5 days
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | [[Sinus tachycardia]], [[low peripheral voltage]], diffuse repolarization abnormalities
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | [[Mild ground glass opacification]] in [[chest CT scan]], severe [[biventricular dysfunction]] in [[echocardiography]], absent of [[late gadolinium enhancement]] on [[cardiac MRI]]
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | [[Myocarditis]] due to massive [[cytokine storm]] of [[COVID-19]] regardless the absence of [[SARS-COV-2 RNA]] in [[EBM]]
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | Mild [[lymphohistiocytic inflammatory infiltration]], without [[myocardial necrosis]], positive parvovirus B19, but not [[SARS-COV-2 RNA]]
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | [[IABP]], [[noradrenalin]], [[hydroxychloroquine]], [[steroid]] therapy, [[antibiotic]]s, [[Levosimendan]], IL-1inhibitor ([[anakinra]]),
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | Improving [[LVEF]] to 40-45% , [[TAPSE]]=18mm few day later and normalized biventricular function on [[CMR]] after 3 months, discharged with standard medications for [[heart failure]] therapy and  a 6 month therapy with [[Anakinra]] 100 mg daily 
|-
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | 48 years, [[male]]<ref name="pmid33437916">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hudowenz O, Klemm P, Lange U, Rolf A, Schultheiss HP, Hamm C, Müller-Ladner U, Wegner F |title=Case report of severe PCR-confirmed COVID-19 myocarditis in a European patient manifesting in mid January 2020 |journal=Eur Heart J Case Rep |volume=4 |issue=6 |pages=1–6 |date=December 2020 |pmid=33437916 |pmc=7665439 |doi=10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa286 |url=}}</ref>
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | [[Hypertension]], [[diabetes mellitus]], [[hyperlipidemia]]
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | [[Fever]], [[dyspnea]], [[hemoptesia]]
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | High levels of [[inflammatory]] and [[cardiac]] damage markers
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | unknown
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | No [[ischemia]] sign on [[ECG]]
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | Bilateral patchy peripheral [[ground glass]] with [[crazy-paving pattern]] in [[chest CT scan]], reduced [[biventricular function]]  in [[echocardiography]],  [[myocardial edema]] and [[late gadolinium enhancement]]  in [[CMR]]
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | [[Myocarditis]]
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | [[Acute lymphocytic myocarditis]], [[rheumatic vasculitis]]
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | [[Cyclophosphamide]], [[steroide]]
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | Improvement
|-
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | 81 years, [[male]]<ref name="pmid33111813">{{cite journal |vauthors=Yokoo P, Fonseca EKUN, Sasdelli Neto R, Ishikawa WY, Silva MMA, Yanata E, Chate RC, Nunes Filho ACB, Bettega M, Fernandes JRC, Tarasoutchi F, Szarf G |title=COVID-19 myocarditis: a case report |journal=Einstein (Sao Paulo) |volume=18 |issue= |pages=eRC5876 |date=2020 |pmid=33111813 |pmc=7575039 |doi=10.31744/einstein_journal/2020RC5876 |url=}}</ref>
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | [[Hypertension]], [[ischemic stroke]]
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | [[Fever]], [[dyspnea]], [[oxygen saturation of 91%]], [[ARDS]], [[acute cardiac dysfunction]] during admission 
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | High levels of [[inflammatory]] and [[cardiac]] damage markers
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | 1 day
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" |
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | Small round ground glass opacities with multifocal distribution in both lungs field, specially in left perihilar region in [[chest CT scan]], reduced [[LVEF]] in [[echocardiography]], late gadolinium enhancement, [[ischemic]] pattern on base [[LV]] septum in [[CMR]]
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | [[Myocarditis]]
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" |
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | [[Antibiotic]], [[steroid]], [[hemodynamic monitoring]]
| style="padding: 0 5px; background: #F5F5F5; text-align: left;" | Improvement, discharged with [[anticoagulant]]
|}


== Diagnosis ==
== Diagnosis ==
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=== Physical Examination ===
=== Physical Examination ===
*Physical examination of patients with severe [[myocarditis]] may find:
*Physical examination of [[patients]] with severe [[myocarditis]] may find:
:*[[Tachycardia]]
:*[[Tachycardia]]
:*Raised [[jugular venous pressure]]
:*Raised [[jugular venous pressure]]
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=== Electrocardiogram ===
=== Electrocardiogram ===
*[[Electrocardiogram|ECG]] is usually abnormal in [[myocarditis]] but it is neither [[sensitivity|sensitive]] nor [[specificity|specific]] in the diagnosis.<ref name="UkenaMahfoud2011">{{cite journal|last1=Ukena|first1=Christian|last2=Mahfoud|first2=Felix|last3=Kindermann|first3=Ingrid|last4=Kandolf|first4=Reinhard|last5=Kindermann|first5=Michael|last6=Böhm|first6=Michael|title=Prognostic electrocardiographic parameters in patients with suspected myocarditis|journal=European Journal of Heart Failure|volume=13|issue=4|year=2011|pages=398–405|issn=13889842|doi=10.1093/eurjhf/hfq229}}</ref><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>
*Findings of [[ECG]] in reported [[myocarditis]] associated [[covid-19]] include:<ref name="pmid32363336">{{cite journal |vauthors=Juusela A, Nazir M, Gimovsky M |title=Two cases of coronavirus 2019-related cardiomyopathy in pregnancy |journal=Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM |volume=2 |issue=2 |pages=100113 |date=May 2020 |pmid=32363336 |pmc=7194868 |doi=10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100113 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid32282027">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kim IC, Kim JY, Kim HA, Han S |title=COVID-19-related myocarditis in a 21-year-old female patient |journal=Eur Heart J |volume=41 |issue=19 |pages=1859 |date=May 2020 |pmid=32282027 |pmc=7184491 |doi=10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa288 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid32838265">{{cite journal |vauthors=Favre G, Pomar L, Baud D |title=Coronavirus disease 2019 during pregnancy: do not underestimate the risk of maternal adverse outcomes |journal=Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM |volume=2 |issue=3 |pages=100160 |date=August 2020 |pmid=32838265 |pmc=7367790 |doi=10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100160 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid32462177">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sardari A, Tabarsi P, Borhany H, Mohiaddin R, Houshmand G |title=Myocarditis detected after COVID-19 recovery |journal=Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging |volume=22 |issue=1 |pages=131–132 |date=January 2021 |pmid=32462177 |pmc=7574602 |doi=10.1093/ehjci/jeaa166 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid32397816">{{cite journal |vauthors=Luetkens JA, Isaak A, Zimmer S, Nattermann J, Sprinkart AM, Boesecke C, Rieke GJ, Zachoval C, Heine A, Velten M, Duerr GD |title=Diffuse Myocardial Inflammation in COVID-19 Associated Myocarditis Detected by Multiparametric Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging |journal=Circ Cardiovasc Imaging |volume=13 |issue=5 |pages=e010897 |date=May 2020 |pmid=32397816 |doi=10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.010897 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid33111813">{{cite journal |vauthors=Yokoo P, Fonseca EKUN, Sasdelli Neto R, Ishikawa WY, Silva MMA, Yanata E, Chate RC, Nunes Filho ACB, Bettega M, Fernandes JRC, Tarasoutchi F, Szarf G |title=COVID-19 myocarditis: a case report |journal=Einstein (Sao Paulo) |volume=18 |issue= |pages=eRC5876 |date=2020 |pmid=33111813 |pmc=7575039 |doi=10.31744/einstein_journal/2020RC5876 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid32817822">{{cite journal |vauthors=Khalid Y, Dasu N, Dasu K |title=A case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)-induced viral myocarditis mimicking a Takotsubo cardiomyopathy |journal=HeartRhythm Case Rep |volume=6 |issue=8 |pages=473–476 |date=August 2020 |pmid=32817822 |pmc=7424304 |doi=10.1016/j.hrcr.2020.05.020 |url=}}</ref>
*[[Electrocardiogram|ECG]] abnormalities [[ST-elevation]] and [[PR depression]] may be observed in [[myocarditis]] in COVID-19 patients.<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="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="Irabien-OrtizCarreras-Mora2020">{{cite journal|last1=Irabien-Ortiz|first1=Ángela|last2=Carreras-Mora|first2=José|last3=Sionis|first3=Alessandro|last4=Pàmies|first4=Julia|last5=Montiel|first5=José|last6=Tauron|first6=Manel|title=Fulminant myocarditis due to COVID-19|journal=Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition)|volume=73|issue=6|year=2020|pages=503–504|issn=18855857|doi=10.1016/j.rec.2020.04.005}}</ref>
*However, these abnormalities are not [[sensitivity|sensitive]] in detecting [[myocarditis]] in [[COVID-19]]. For example, one [[COVID-19]]–related [[myocarditis]] case showed neither [[ST-elevation]] nor [[PR depression]].<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>
* Normal [[ECG]]
*Other [[ECG]] abnormalities, including new-onset [[bundle branch block]], [[premature ventricular complexes]], [[QT prolongation]], and [[bradyarrhythmia]] with advanced [[Atrioventricular block|atrioventricular nodal block]], can be observed in [[myocarditis]].<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>
* [[Sinus tachycardia]]
 
* [[ST-segment elevation]]
* The [[American Heart Association]] (AHA) recommends further testing with 1 or more [[cardiac]] imaging methods such as an [[echocardiogram]] or [[cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR)]] for patients having signs consistent with [[myocarditis]].<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>
* [[T wave inversion]]
* However, [[echocardiogram]] or cardiac imaging can be avoided or delayed until recovery from [[COVID-19]] in the patients with [[COVID-19]] and [[myocardial injury]] who are [[hemodynamic|hemodynamically]] and electrophysiologically stable with mild to moderate elevations of [[troponin]] unless the patient clinically deteriorates and develops [[hemodynamic instability]], [[shock]], [[ventricular arrhythmias]], or a severely elevated or rapidly rising [[troponin]] levels.<ref name="HendrenDrazner2020">{{cite journal|last1=Hendren|first1=Nicholas S.|last2=Drazner|first2=Mark H.|last3=Bozkurt|first3=Biykem|last4=Cooper|first4=Leslie T.|title=Description and Proposed Management of the Acute COVID-19 Cardiovascular Syndrome|journal=Circulation|volume=141|issue=23|year=2020|pages=1903–1914|issn=0009-7322|doi=10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.047349}}</ref>
* [[ST depression]]
* [[Atrial fibrillation]]
* [[PVCs]]
* [[Supraventricular tachycardia]]


=== Echocardiography ===
=== Echocardiography ===
*The prominent signs of [[myocarditis]] on an [[echocardiogram]] are increased wall thickness, [[ventricular]] [[dilation]], diffuse [[hypokinesia]]/[[dyskinesia]], and [[pericardial effusion]] in the background of [[ventricular]] [[systolic dysfunction]].<ref name="PinamontiAlberti1988">{{cite journal|last1=Pinamonti|first1=Bruno|last2=Alberti|first2=Ezip|last3=Cigalotto|first3=Alessandro|last4=Dreas|first4=Lorella|last5=Salvi|first5=Alessandro|last6=Silvestri|first6=Furio|last7=Camerini|first7=Fulvio|title=Echocardiographic findings in myocarditis|journal=The American Journal of Cardiology|volume=62|issue=4|year=1988|pages=285–291|issn=00029149|doi=10.1016/0002-9149(88)90226-3}}</ref><ref name="FelkerBoehmer2000">{{cite journal|last1=Felker|first1=G.Michael|last2=Boehmer|first2=John P|last3=Hruban|first3=Ralph H|last4=Hutchins|first4=Grover M|last5=Kasper|first5=Edward K|last6=Baughman|first6=Kenneth L|last7=Hare|first7=Joshua M|title=Echocardiographic findings in fulminant and acute myocarditis|journal=Journal of the American College of Cardiology|volume=36|issue=1|year=2000|pages=227–232|issn=07351097|doi=10.1016/S0735-1097(00)00690-2}}</ref><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>
* Common findings of [[echocardiography]] among reported cases of [[myocarditis]] associated [[covid-19]] are:<ref name="pmid32986861">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ejarque M, Sabadell-Basallote J, Beiroa D, Calvo E, Keiran N, Nuñez-Roa C, Rodríguez MDM, Sabench F, Del Castillo D, Jimenez V, Bosch F, Nogueiras R, Vendrell J, Fernández-Veledo S |title=Adipose tissue is a key organ for the beneficial effects of GLP-2 metabolic function |journal=Br J Pharmacol |volume=178 |issue=10 |pages=2131–2145 |date=May 2021 |pmid=32986861 |doi=10.1111/bph.15278 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid32835276">{{cite journal |vauthors=Garot J, Amour J, Pezel T, Dermoch F, Messadaa K, Felten ML, Raymond V, Baubillier E, Sanguineti F, Garot P |title=SARS-CoV-2 Fulminant Myocarditis |journal=JACC Case Rep |volume=2 |issue=9 |pages=1342–1346 |date=July 2020 |pmid=32835276 |pmc=7274592 |doi=10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.05.060 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid34235815">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rathore SS, Rojas GA, Sondhi M, Pothuru S, Pydi R, Kancherla N, Singh R, Ahmed NK, Shah J, Tousif S, Baloch UT, Wen Q |title=Myocarditis associated with Covid-19 disease: A systematic review of published case reports and case series |journal=Int J Clin Pract |volume= |issue= |pages=e14470 |date=July 2021 |pmid=34235815 |doi=10.1111/ijcp.14470 |url=}}</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="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="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="pmid32219357">{{cite journal |vauthors=Inciardi RM, Lupi L, Zaccone G, Italia L, Raffo M, Tomasoni D, Cani DS, Cerini M, Farina D, Gavazzi E, Maroldi R, Adamo M, Ammirati E, Sinagra G, Lombardi CM, Metra M |title=Cardiac Involvement in a Patient With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |journal=JAMA Cardiol |volume=5 |issue=7 |pages=819–824 |date=July 2020 |pmid=32219357 |pmc=7364333 |doi=10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1096 |url=}}</ref>
*These findings were noted in [[COVID-19]] related [[myocarditis]] cases.<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="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="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>
*: [[Decreased ]] [[left ventricular ejection fraction]] with mean [[LVEF]] about 37% (the most common finding)
*:[[Left ventricular hypokinesia]]
*:[[Left ventricular dilation]]
*:[[Pericardial effusion]]
*:[[Mitral regurgitation]]
*:Increased [[left ventricular]] wall thickness
*: [[Right ventricular dilation]]


=== Cardiac Magnetic Resonance ===
=== Cardiac Magnetic Resonance ===
*[[Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR)|Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR)]] imaging is a vital test in the diagnosis of [[myocarditis]], especially if an [[endomyocardial biopsy]] ([[endomyocardial biopsy|EMB]]) is not pursued or cannot be obtained, before the [[COVID-19]] pandemic.<ref name="EzekowitzO'Meara2017">{{cite journal|last1=Ezekowitz|first1=Justin A.|last2=O'Meara|first2=Eileen|last3=McDonald|first3=Michael A.|last4=Abrams|first4=Howard|last5=Chan|first5=Michael|last6=Ducharme|first6=Anique|last7=Giannetti|first7=Nadia|last8=Grzeslo|first8=Adam|last9=Hamilton|first9=Peter G.|last10=Heckman|first10=George A.|last11=Howlett|first11=Jonathan G.|last12=Koshman|first12=Sheri L.|last13=Lepage|first13=Serge|last14=McKelvie|first14=Robert S.|last15=Moe|first15=Gordon W.|last16=Rajda|first16=Miroslaw|last17=Swiggum|first17=Elizabeth|last18=Virani|first18=Sean A.|last19=Zieroth|first19=Shelley|last20=Al-Hesayen|first20=Abdul|last21=Cohen-Solal|first21=Alain|last22=D'Astous|first22=Michel|last23=De|first23=Sabe|last24=Estrella-Holder|first24=Estrellita|last25=Fremes|first25=Stephen|last26=Green|first26=Lee|last27=Haddad|first27=Haissam|last28=Harkness|first28=Karen|last29=Hernandez|first29=Adrian F.|last30=Kouz|first30=Simon|last31=LeBlanc|first31=Marie-Hélène|last32=Masoudi|first32=Frederick A.|last33=Ross|first33=Heather J.|last34=Roussin|first34=Andre|last35=Sussex|first35=Bruce|title=2017 Comprehensive Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure|journal=Canadian Journal of Cardiology|volume=33|issue=11|year=2017|pages=1342–1433|issn=0828282X|doi=10.1016/j.cjca.2017.08.022}}</ref>
*[[Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR)|Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR)]] imaging is useful as a noninvasive goldstandard technique  in the diagnosis of [[myocarditis]].<ref name="EzekowitzO'Meara2017">{{cite journal|last1=Ezekowitz|first1=Justin A.|last2=O'Meara|first2=Eileen|last3=McDonald|first3=Michael A.|last4=Abrams|first4=Howard|last5=Chan|first5=Michael|last6=Ducharme|first6=Anique|last7=Giannetti|first7=Nadia|last8=Grzeslo|first8=Adam|last9=Hamilton|first9=Peter G.|last10=Heckman|first10=George A.|last11=Howlett|first11=Jonathan G.|last12=Koshman|first12=Sheri L.|last13=Lepage|first13=Serge|last14=McKelvie|first14=Robert S.|last15=Moe|first15=Gordon W.|last16=Rajda|first16=Miroslaw|last17=Swiggum|first17=Elizabeth|last18=Virani|first18=Sean A.|last19=Zieroth|first19=Shelley|last20=Al-Hesayen|first20=Abdul|last21=Cohen-Solal|first21=Alain|last22=D'Astous|first22=Michel|last23=De|first23=Sabe|last24=Estrella-Holder|first24=Estrellita|last25=Fremes|first25=Stephen|last26=Green|first26=Lee|last27=Haddad|first27=Haissam|last28=Harkness|first28=Karen|last29=Hernandez|first29=Adrian F.|last30=Kouz|first30=Simon|last31=LeBlanc|first31=Marie-Hélène|last32=Masoudi|first32=Frederick A.|last33=Ross|first33=Heather J.|last34=Roussin|first34=Andre|last35=Sussex|first35=Bruce|title=2017 Comprehensive Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure|journal=Canadian Journal of Cardiology|volume=33|issue=11|year=2017|pages=1342–1433|issn=0828282X|doi=10.1016/j.cjca.2017.08.022}}</ref>
*Common findings of [[CMR]] in T2-Weighted images in [[myocarditis ]] associated [[COVID-19]] among reported cases include:<ref name="pmid34235815">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rathore SS, Rojas GA, Sondhi M, Pothuru S, Pydi R, Kancherla N, Singh R, Ahmed NK, Shah J, Tousif S, Baloch UT, Wen Q |title=Myocarditis associated with Covid-19 disease: A systematic review of published case reports and case series |journal=Int J Clin Pract |volume= |issue= |pages=e14470 |date=July 2021 |pmid=34235815|doi=10.1111/ijcp.14470 |url=}}</ref>
*:[[Myocardial edema]]
*:Sub-epicardial late gadolinium enhancement
* Above findings in [[CMR]] are indicativeve of [[myocardial injury]] leading to [[necrosis]] and [[fibrosis]].
 
*[[Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR)|Cardiac Magnetic resonance (CMR)]] has major imaging advantages with highest diagnostic accuracy over [[echocardiography]].<ref name="FriedrichStrohm1998">{{cite journal|last1=Friedrich|first1=Matthias G.|last2=Strohm|first2=Oliver|last3=Schulz-Menger|first3=Jeanette|last4=Marciniak|first4=Heinz|last5=Luft|first5=Friedrich C.|last6=Dietz|first6=Rainer|title=Contrast Media–Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Visualizes Myocardial Changes in the Course of Viral Myocarditis|journal=Circulation|volume=97|issue=18|year=1998|pages=1802–1809|issn=0009-7322|doi=10.1161/01.CIR.97.18.1802}}</ref>
*[[Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR)|Cardiac Magnetic resonance (CMR)]] has major imaging advantages with highest diagnostic accuracy over [[echocardiography]].<ref name="FriedrichStrohm1998">{{cite journal|last1=Friedrich|first1=Matthias G.|last2=Strohm|first2=Oliver|last3=Schulz-Menger|first3=Jeanette|last4=Marciniak|first4=Heinz|last5=Luft|first5=Friedrich C.|last6=Dietz|first6=Rainer|title=Contrast Media–Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Visualizes Myocardial Changes in the Course of Viral Myocarditis|journal=Circulation|volume=97|issue=18|year=1998|pages=1802–1809|issn=0009-7322|doi=10.1161/01.CIR.97.18.1802}}</ref>
*[[Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR)|CMR]] is not indicated in unstable patients who present with severe [[heart failure]], [[circulatory shock]], [[ventricular arrhythmia]], or high-grade [[AV block]] and an [[EMB]] should be obtained.<ref name="FriedrichSechtem2009">{{cite journal|last1=Friedrich|first1=Matthias G.|last2=Sechtem|first2=Udo|last3=Schulz-Menger|first3=Jeanette|last4=Holmvang|first4=Godtfred|last5=Alakija|first5=Pauline|last6=Cooper|first6=Leslie T.|last7=White|first7=James A.|last8=Abdel-Aty|first8=Hassan|last9=Gutberlet|first9=Matthias|last10=Prasad|first10=Sanjay|last11=Aletras|first11=Anthony|last12=Laissy|first12=Jean-Pierre|last13=Paterson|first13=Ian|last14=Filipchuk|first14=Neil G.|last15=Kumar|first15=Andreas|last16=Pauschinger|first16=Matthias|last17=Liu|first17=Peter|title=Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Myocarditis: A JACC White Paper|journal=Journal of the American College of Cardiology|volume=53|issue=17|year=2009|pages=1475–1487|issn=07351097|doi=10.1016/j.jacc.2009.02.007}}</ref>
<ref name="FriedrichSechtem2009">{{cite journal|last1=Friedrich|first1=Matthias G.|last2=Sechtem|first2=Udo|last3=Schulz-Menger|first3=Jeanette|last4=Holmvang|first4=Godtfred|last5=Alakija|first5=Pauline|last6=Cooper|first6=Leslie T.|last7=White|first7=James A.|last8=Abdel-Aty|first8=Hassan|last9=Gutberlet|first9=Matthias|last10=Prasad|first10=Sanjay|last11=Aletras|first11=Anthony|last12=Laissy|first12=Jean-Pierre|last13=Paterson|first13=Ian|last14=Filipchuk|first14=Neil G.|last15=Kumar|first15=Andreas|last16=Pauschinger|first16=Matthias|last17=Liu|first17=Peter|title=Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Myocarditis: A JACC White Paper|journal=Journal of the American College of Cardiology|volume=53|issue=17|year=2009|pages=1475–1487|issn=07351097|doi=10.1016/j.jacc.2009.02.007}}</ref>
*[[Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR)|CMR]] using the revised Lake Louise consensus criteria to interpret the results has a [[specificity]] of up to 91% and a [[sensitivity]] of 67% for diagnosing [[myocarditis]].<ref name="FriedrichSechtem2009">{{cite journal|last1=Friedrich|first1=Matthias G.|last2=Sechtem|first2=Udo|last3=Schulz-Menger|first3=Jeanette|last4=Holmvang|first4=Godtfred|last5=Alakija|first5=Pauline|last6=Cooper|first6=Leslie T.|last7=White|first7=James A.|last8=Abdel-Aty|first8=Hassan|last9=Gutberlet|first9=Matthias|last10=Prasad|first10=Sanjay|last11=Aletras|first11=Anthony|last12=Laissy|first12=Jean-Pierre|last13=Paterson|first13=Ian|last14=Filipchuk|first14=Neil G.|last15=Kumar|first15=Andreas|last16=Pauschinger|first16=Matthias|last17=Liu|first17=Peter|title=Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Myocarditis: A JACC White Paper|journal=Journal of the American College of Cardiology|volume=53|issue=17|year=2009|pages=1475–1487|issn=07351097|doi=10.1016/j.jacc.2009.02.007}}</ref>  
*[[Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR)|CMR]] using the revised Lake Louise consensus criteria to interpret the results has a [[specificity]] of up to 91% and a [[sensitivity]] of 67% for diagnosing [[myocarditis]] with the findings of:<ref name="FriedrichSechtem2009">{{cite journal|last1=Friedrich|first1=Matthias G.|last2=Sechtem|first2=Udo|last3=Schulz-Menger|first3=Jeanette|last4=Holmvang|first4=Godtfred|last5=Alakija|first5=Pauline|last6=Cooper|first6=Leslie T.|last7=White|first7=James A.|last8=Abdel-Aty|first8=Hassan|last9=Gutberlet|first9=Matthias|last10=Prasad|first10=Sanjay|last11=Aletras|first11=Anthony|last12=Laissy|first12=Jean-Pierre|last13=Paterson|first13=Ian|last14=Filipchuk|first14=Neil G.|last15=Kumar|first15=Andreas|last16=Pauschinger|first16=Matthias|last17=Liu|first17=Peter|title=Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Myocarditis: A JACC White Paper|journal=Journal of the American College of Cardiology|volume=53|issue=17|year=2009|pages=1475–1487|issn=07351097|doi=10.1016/j.jacc.2009.02.007}}</ref>  
**1) [[Edema]]
**1) [[Edema]]
**2) Irreversible [[Cell (biology)|cell]] injury  
**2) Irreversible [[Cell (biology)|cell]] injury  
**3) [[Hyperemia]] or [[capillary]] leak.
**3) [[Hyperemia]] or [[capillary]] leak.<ref name="HanChen2020">{{cite journal|last1=Han|first1=Yuchi|last2=Chen|first2=Tiffany|last3=Bryant|first3=Jennifer|last4=Bucciarelli-Ducci|first4=Chiara|last5=Dyke|first5=Christopher|last6=Elliott|first6=Michael D.|last7=Ferrari|first7=Victor A.|last8=Friedrich|first8=Matthias G.|last9=Lawton|first9=Chris|last10=Manning|first10=Warren J.|last11=Ordovas|first11=Karen|last12=Plein|first12=Sven|last13=Powell|first13=Andrew J.|last14=Raman|first14=Subha V.|last15=Carr|first15=James|title=Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) guidance for the practice of cardiovascular magnetic resonance during the COVID-19 pandemic|journal=Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance|volume=22|issue=1|year=2020|issn=1532-429X|doi=10.1186/s12968-020-00628-w}}</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><ref name="CoyleIgbinomwanhia2020">{{cite journal|last1=Coyle|first1=Justin|last2=Igbinomwanhia|first2=Efehi|last3=Sanchez-Nadales|first3=Alejandro|last4=Danciu|first4=Sorin|last5=Chu|first5=Chae|last6=Shah|first6=Nishit|title=A Recovered Case of COVID-19 Myocarditis and ARDS Treated With Corticosteroids, Tocilizumab, and Experimental AT-001|journal=JACC: Case Reports|year=2020|issn=26660849|doi=10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.025}}</ref><ref name="DoyenMoceri2020">{{cite journal|last1=Doyen|first1=Denis|last2=Moceri|first2=Pamela|last3=Ducreux|first3=Dorothée|last4=Dellamonica|first4=Jean|title=Myocarditis in a patient with COVID-19: a cause of raised troponin and ECG changes|journal=The Lancet|volume=395|issue=10235|year=2020|pages=1516|issn=01406736|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30912-0}}</ref><ref name="LuetkensIsaak2020">{{cite journal|last1=Luetkens|first1=Julian Alexander|last2=Isaak|first2=Alexander|last3=Zimmer|first3=Sebastian|last4=Nattermann|first4=Jacob|last5=Sprinkart|first5=Alois Martin|last6=Boesecke|first6=Christoph|last7=Rieke|first7=Gereon Jonas|last8=Zachoval|first8=Christian|last9=Heine|first9=Annkristin|last10=Velten|first10=Markus|last11=Duerr|first11=Georg Daniel|title=Diffuse Myocardial Inflammation in COVID-19 Associated Myocarditis Detected by Multiparametric Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging|journal=Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging|volume=13|issue=5|year=2020|issn=1941-9651|doi=10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.010897}}</ref>
*If available and there are no contraindications, [[Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR)|CMR]] can safely be used as a first-line diagnostic tool in [[myocarditis]] associated with [[COVID-19]].<ref name="HanChen2020">{{cite journal|last1=Han|first1=Yuchi|last2=Chen|first2=Tiffany|last3=Bryant|first3=Jennifer|last4=Bucciarelli-Ducci|first4=Chiara|last5=Dyke|first5=Christopher|last6=Elliott|first6=Michael D.|last7=Ferrari|first7=Victor A.|last8=Friedrich|first8=Matthias G.|last9=Lawton|first9=Chris|last10=Manning|first10=Warren J.|last11=Ordovas|first11=Karen|last12=Plein|first12=Sven|last13=Powell|first13=Andrew J.|last14=Raman|first14=Subha V.|last15=Carr|first15=James|title=Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) guidance for the practice of cardiovascular magnetic resonance during the COVID-19 pandemic|journal=Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance|volume=22|issue=1|year=2020|issn=1532-429X|doi=10.1186/s12968-020-00628-w}}</ref>
*Among reported cases in [[CMR]], [[myocardial edema]] and/or [[scarring]] were detected in all of the [[COVID-19]] associated [[myocarditis]].
*In all of the [[COVID-19]]–related [[myocarditis]] cases for which [[Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR)|CMR]] results were reported, [[myocardial edema]] and/or [[scar|scarring]] were observed.<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><ref name="CoyleIgbinomwanhia2020">{{cite journal|last1=Coyle|first1=Justin|last2=Igbinomwanhia|first2=Efehi|last3=Sanchez-Nadales|first3=Alejandro|last4=Danciu|first4=Sorin|last5=Chu|first5=Chae|last6=Shah|first6=Nishit|title=A Recovered Case of COVID-19 Myocarditis and ARDS Treated With Corticosteroids, Tocilizumab, and Experimental AT-001|journal=JACC: Case Reports|year=2020|issn=26660849|doi=10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.025}}</ref><ref name="DoyenMoceri2020">{{cite journal|last1=Doyen|first1=Denis|last2=Moceri|first2=Pamela|last3=Ducreux|first3=Dorothée|last4=Dellamonica|first4=Jean|title=Myocarditis in a patient with COVID-19: a cause of raised troponin and ECG changes|journal=The Lancet|volume=395|issue=10235|year=2020|pages=1516|issn=01406736|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30912-0}}</ref><ref name="LuetkensIsaak2020">{{cite journal|last1=Luetkens|first1=Julian Alexander|last2=Isaak|first2=Alexander|last3=Zimmer|first3=Sebastian|last4=Nattermann|first4=Jacob|last5=Sprinkart|first5=Alois Martin|last6=Boesecke|first6=Christoph|last7=Rieke|first7=Gereon Jonas|last8=Zachoval|first8=Christian|last9=Heine|first9=Annkristin|last10=Velten|first10=Markus|last11=Duerr|first11=Georg Daniel|title=Diffuse Myocardial Inflammation in COVID-19 Associated Myocarditis Detected by Multiparametric Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging|journal=Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging|volume=13|issue=5|year=2020|issn=1941-9651|doi=10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.010897}}</ref>


=== Cardiac Computed Tomography ===
=== Cardiac Computed Tomography ===
*[[Cardiac]] [[computed tomography]] scan ([[Computed tomography|CT scan]]) with contrast enhancement and [[The electrocardiogram|ECG]] gating is an effective alternative to [[Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR)|CMR]] in terms of rapid testing and minimal requirement of breath-holding, especially when the patient has to undergo a [[High-resolution CT|high-resolution CT scan]] ([[High Resolution CT|HRCT]]) of the chest for assessment of [[acute respiratory distress syndrome]].
Cardiac Computed Tomography cab be useful for [[diagnosis]] of [[myocarditis]] in [[covid-19]].
*[[myocardium|Myocardial]] [[hypertrophy]] due to [[edema]] was observed in [[COVID-19]] related [[myocarditis]].<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>
:*Findings of  [[myocarditis]] associated [[covid-19]] in [[cardiac CT scan]] include:<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>
 
* Lung involvement such as multifocal [[consolidation]], ground-glass opacification, peripheral dominant distribution
*[[Hypertrophy]] of [[myocardium]] due to [[edema]] and [[subendocardium perfusion defect ]]
* Coronary arteries patency or [[obstruction]]


=== Endomyocardial biopsy ===
=== Endomyocardial biopsy ===
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=== Medical Therapy ===
=== Medical Therapy ===
   
   
*There is no definitive treatment for [[COVID-19]]-associated [[myocarditis]]; the mainstay of therapy is supportive care because no specific effective [[Anti-viral drug|anti-viral]] therapies have been identified.
*The mainstay of therapy is supportive care.
*As per [[American Heart Association|AHA]] recommendations, in the patients of [[fulminant myocarditis]], initial management includes the protocol of [[cardiogenic shock]] which is the administration of [[inotropes]] and/[[vasopressors]] and [[mechanical ventilation]]; and use of [[extracorporeal membrane oxygenation]]([[ECMO]]), [[ventricular assist device|ventricular assistive devices]] ([[VAD]]) in severe cases.<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="RaoSasser2014">{{cite journal|last1=Rao|first1=Sangeetha|last2=Sasser|first2=William|last3=Diaz|first3=Franco|last4=Sharma|first4=Nirmal|last5=Alten|first5=Jeffrey|title=Coronavirus Associated Fulminant Myocarditis Successfully Treated With Intravenous Immunoglobulin and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation|journal=Chest|volume=146|issue=4|year=2014|pages=336A|issn=00123692|doi=10.1378/chest.1992018}}</ref><ref name="Irabien-OrtizCarreras-Mora2020">{{cite journal|last1=Irabien-Ortiz|first1=Ángela|last2=Carreras-Mora|first2=José|last3=Sionis|first3=Alessandro|last4=Pàmies|first4=Julia|last5=Montiel|first5=José|last6=Tauron|first6=Manel|title=Fulminant myocarditis due to COVID-19|journal=Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition)|volume=73|issue=6|year=2020|pages=503–504|issn=18855857|doi=10.1016/j.rec.2020.04.005}}</ref><ref name="InciardiLupi2020" /><ref name="FangWei2020" />
*As per [[American Heart Association|AHA]] recommendations, in the patients of [[fulminant myocarditis]], initial management includes the protocol of [[cardiogenic shock]] which is the administration of [[inotropes]] and/[[vasopressors]] and [[mechanical ventilation]]; and use of [[extracorporeal membrane oxygenation]]([[ECMO]]), [[ventricular assist device|ventricular assistive devices]] ([[VAD]]) in severe cases.<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="RaoSasser2014">{{cite journal|last1=Rao|first1=Sangeetha|last2=Sasser|first2=William|last3=Diaz|first3=Franco|last4=Sharma|first4=Nirmal|last5=Alten|first5=Jeffrey|title=Coronavirus Associated Fulminant Myocarditis Successfully Treated With Intravenous Immunoglobulin and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation|journal=Chest|volume=146|issue=4|year=2014|pages=336A|issn=00123692|doi=10.1378/chest.1992018}}</ref><ref name="Irabien-OrtizCarreras-Mora2020">{{cite journal|last1=Irabien-Ortiz|first1=Ángela|last2=Carreras-Mora|first2=José|last3=Sionis|first3=Alessandro|last4=Pàmies|first4=Julia|last5=Montiel|first5=José|last6=Tauron|first6=Manel|title=Fulminant myocarditis due to COVID-19|journal=Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition)|volume=73|issue=6|year=2020|pages=503–504|issn=18855857|doi=10.1016/j.rec.2020.04.005}}</ref><ref name="InciardiLupi2020" /><ref name="FangWei2020" />
*This protocol has been the mainstay of treatment in [[COVID-19]]-associated [[myocarditis]] cases as well and proved beneficial in mitigating [[systolic dysfunction|ventricular systolic dysfunction]].
*This protocol has been the mainstay of treatment in [[COVID-19]]-associated [[myocarditis]] cases as well and proved beneficial in mitigating [[systolic dysfunction|ventricular systolic dysfunction]].
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===Primary Prevention===
===Primary Prevention===
*There are no established measures for the primary prevention of [[COVID-19]]-associated [[myocarditis]].
*There are no established measures for the primary prevention of [[COVID-19]]-associated [[myocarditis]].
*For primary preventive measures of [COVID-19], [[COVID-19 primary prevention|click here]].
*For primary preventive measures of [[COVID-19]], [[COVID-19 primary prevention|click here]].


===Secondary Prevention===
===Secondary Prevention===
*There are no established measures for the secondary prevention of [[COVID-19]]-associated [[myocarditis]].
*There are no established measures for the secondary prevention of [[COVID-19]]-associated [[myocarditis]].
*For secondary preventive measures of [COVID-19], [[COVID-19 secondary prevention|click here]].
*For secondary preventive measures of [[COVID-19]], [[COVID-19 secondary prevention|click here]].


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Zand, M.D.[2] Mounika Reddy Vadiyala, M.B.B.S.[3]

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-associated myocarditis, myocardial injury in COVID-19, COVID-19 myocarditis

Overview

COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus, also known as SARS-CoV-2 mainly affects the lungs may lead to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). It invades through the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors present abundantly not only in the lungs but also in the heart, kidneys, intestine, brain, skin thus causing multiorgan dysfunction including cardiovascular complications and death. Myocarditis is one of the cardiovascular manifestation of COVID-19 which is the inflammation of myocardium without stenosis in coronary arteries, with the risk of arrhythmia as well as progression to fulminant heart failure and cardiogenic shock. The proposed mechanisms including direct invasion through ACE2 receptors and inflammatory response or cytokine storm. In literature, myocardial edema and/or scarring were detected on cardiac MRI of reported myocarditis associated COVID-19.

Historical Perspective

Classification

Pathophysiology

Proposed pathophysiologies of COVID-19 associated myocarditis


Pathological changes in the myocardium

Light microscopy immunostaining of the inflammatory infiltrate. (A,B) Low‐ and high‐power views of endomyocardial biopsy, with sparse CD45RO positive interstitial cells. (C,D) Large, vacuolated macrophages immunostained with anti‐CD68 antibodies. (E) Ultrastructural morphology of a large and cytopathic macrophage. (A–D: the bar scale is in the left low corner of each panel. E: the bar scale is in the right low corner of the panel and corresponds to 2 μm). Case courtesy by Guido Tavazzi[21]


Causes

Myocarditis in COVID-19 is caused by:

Differentiating COVID-19 associated myocarditis from other Diseases

For further information about the differential diagnosis, click here.
For further information about the differential diagnosis of COVID-19, click here.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Age

Gender

Race

Risk Factors

Screening

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Natural history

Complications

Common complications of myocarditis include:

Prognosis



Age, sex Cardiovascular history Symptoms Laboratory findings Timing according to covid-19 infection Concomitant covid-19 complications Covid-19 severity Diagnosis Pathology Treatment Outcome
45 years, male[35] Hypertension, diabetes mellitus First symptoms: fever, mild dyspnea, fatigue turned to severe dyspnea, confusion and cardiogenic shock High levels of troponin, CRP, NT-Pro BNP, mild leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, 5 days Sinus tachycardia, low peripheral voltage, diffuse repolarization abnormalities Mild ground glass opacification in chest CT scan, severe biventricular dysfunction in echocardiography, absent of late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac MRI Myocarditis due to massive cytokine storm of COVID-19 regardless the absence of SARS-COV-2 RNA in EBM Mild lymphohistiocytic inflammatory infiltration, without myocardial necrosis, positive parvovirus B19, but not SARS-COV-2 RNA IABP, noradrenalin, hydroxychloroquine, steroid therapy, antibiotics, Levosimendan, IL-1inhibitor (anakinra), Improving LVEF to 40-45% , TAPSE=18mm few day later and normalized biventricular function on CMR after 3 months, discharged with standard medications for heart failure therapy and a 6 month therapy with Anakinra 100 mg daily
48 years, male[36] Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia Fever, dyspnea, hemoptesia High levels of inflammatory and cardiac damage markers unknown No ischemia sign on ECG Bilateral patchy peripheral ground glass with crazy-paving pattern in chest CT scan, reduced biventricular function in echocardiography, myocardial edema and late gadolinium enhancement in CMR Myocarditis Acute lymphocytic myocarditis, rheumatic vasculitis Cyclophosphamide, steroide Improvement
81 years, male[37] Hypertension, ischemic stroke Fever, dyspnea, oxygen saturation of 91%, ARDS, acute cardiac dysfunction during admission High levels of inflammatory and cardiac damage markers 1 day Small round ground glass opacities with multifocal distribution in both lungs field, specially in left perihilar region in chest CT scan, reduced LVEF in echocardiography, late gadolinium enhancement, ischemic pattern on base LV septum in CMR Myocarditis Antibiotic, steroid, hemodynamic monitoring Improvement, discharged with anticoagulant

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Criteria

  • The diagnosis of myocarditis cannot be made with a single test or examination. When indicated, the diagnosis requires a combination of:

Signs and Symptoms

Clinical presentations have varied in the reported COVID-19 cases with myocarditis in the literature with potential overlap in symptomatology in patients with primary COVID-19 infection and COVID-19 patients with clinically suspected myocarditis. Clinical presentation of COVID-19 related myocarditis varies among cases from mild to severe to fulminant.

Physical Examination

Laboratory Findings

Inflammatory biomarkers

Cardiac biomarkers

Electrocardiogram

Echocardiography

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance

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Cardiac Computed Tomography

Cardiac Computed Tomography cab be useful for diagnosis of myocarditis in covid-19.

Endomyocardial biopsy

Treatment

Medical Therapy

Surgery

  • Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of COVID-19-associated myocarditis.

Primary Prevention

Secondary Prevention

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