tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Cureus
. 2020 Nov 24;12(11):e11690.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.11690.
COVID-19 Induced Myocarditis: A Rare Cause of Heart Failure
Qasim Z Iqbal[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Muhammad Adnan Haider[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Saud Bin Abdul Sattar[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Muhammad Hanif[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ishaq Javid[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing lung injury has been well documented in the literature recently. They do so primarily by binding to the membrane-bound form of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) receptors. However, since these receptors are also expressed in the heart and blood vessels, coronavirus can also cause damage to these organs by binding to the ACE-2 receptors. A typical case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) usually presents with respiratory symptoms like cough and shortness of breath accompanied by fever. The literature regarding this pandemic has been growing and now we know very well that the effect of this deadly virus is not restricted to the lungs alone. It can, unfortunately, cause various other complications ranging from neurological damage to even myocardial injury in rare cases. We present an interesting case of a 40-year-old male patient who presented to us with shortness of breath. When further investigated, the patient was found to have a new onset of heart failure secondary to COVID-19 induced myocarditis.
Keywords: covid 19; covid and myocarditis; covid-induced myocarditis; heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
. 2020 Nov 24;12(11):e11690.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.11690.
COVID-19 Induced Myocarditis: A Rare Cause of Heart Failure
Qasim Z Iqbal[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Muhammad Adnan Haider[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Saud Bin Abdul Sattar[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Muhammad Hanif[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ishaq Javid[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33391924
- PMCID: PMC7769783
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.11690
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing lung injury has been well documented in the literature recently. They do so primarily by binding to the membrane-bound form of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) receptors. However, since these receptors are also expressed in the heart and blood vessels, coronavirus can also cause damage to these organs by binding to the ACE-2 receptors. A typical case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) usually presents with respiratory symptoms like cough and shortness of breath accompanied by fever. The literature regarding this pandemic has been growing and now we know very well that the effect of this deadly virus is not restricted to the lungs alone. It can, unfortunately, cause various other complications ranging from neurological damage to even myocardial injury in rare cases. We present an interesting case of a 40-year-old male patient who presented to us with shortness of breath. When further investigated, the patient was found to have a new onset of heart failure secondary to COVID-19 induced myocarditis.
Keywords: covid 19; covid and myocarditis; covid-induced myocarditis; heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.