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Editor, Senior Moderator
Int J Infect Dis
. 2020 Oct 9;S1201-9712(20)32215-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.10.012. Online ahead of print.
Proof of SARS-CoV-2 Genomes in Endomyocardial Biopsy with Latency After Acute Infection
Heiko Pietsch[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Felicitas Escher[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ganna Aleshcheva[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Christian Baumeier[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Lars Morawietz[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Albrecht Elsaesser[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Heinz-Peter Schultheiss[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has reached pandemic level. Cardiovascular complications in COVID-19 have been reported frequently, however, evidence for causal relationship has not been established. We describe detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral genomes in a patient with heart failure symptoms investigating endomyocardial biopsy following a latent period of four weeks after onset of pulmonary symptoms. Viral infection was accompanied by myocardial inflammation indicating infection of the heart muscle.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; endomyocardial biopsy; viral myocarditis.
. 2020 Oct 9;S1201-9712(20)32215-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.10.012. Online ahead of print.
Proof of SARS-CoV-2 Genomes in Endomyocardial Biopsy with Latency After Acute Infection
Heiko Pietsch[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Felicitas Escher[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ganna Aleshcheva[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Christian Baumeier[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Lars Morawietz[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Albrecht Elsaesser[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Heinz-Peter Schultheiss[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33045427
- DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.10.012
Abstract
Emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has reached pandemic level. Cardiovascular complications in COVID-19 have been reported frequently, however, evidence for causal relationship has not been established. We describe detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral genomes in a patient with heart failure symptoms investigating endomyocardial biopsy following a latent period of four weeks after onset of pulmonary symptoms. Viral infection was accompanied by myocardial inflammation indicating infection of the heart muscle.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; endomyocardial biopsy; viral myocarditis.