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Editor, Senior Moderator
Cardiol Plus
. 2023 Apr-Jun;8(2):144-148.
doi: 10.1097/CP9.0000000000000050. Epub 2023 Jun 2.
COVID-19 infection with complicated fulminant myocarditis: a case report
Kun Miao 1 2 , Jinsheng Lai 1 2 , Feng Wang 1 2 , Luyun Wang 1 2 , Chunxia Zhao 1 2 , Dao Wen Wang 1 2
Affiliations
PMID: 37539020 PMCID: PMC10364644 DOI: 10.1097/CP9.0000000000000050
Abstract
Herein, we report the case of a young female patient who suffered from myositis and heart failure due to fulminant myocarditis induced by the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). After receiving intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) and immunomodulatory treatment, her vital signs gradually stabilized and the IABP was removed. Cardiac and muscle magnetic resonance imaging confirmed extensive myocardial and skeletal muscle edema. Though it is not uncommon for COVID-19 infection to be complicated by myocarditis and myositis, such serious muscle injury warrants clinical vigilance.
Keywords: COVID-19; Fulminant myocarditis; Myositis.
. 2023 Apr-Jun;8(2):144-148.
doi: 10.1097/CP9.0000000000000050. Epub 2023 Jun 2.
COVID-19 infection with complicated fulminant myocarditis: a case report
Kun Miao 1 2 , Jinsheng Lai 1 2 , Feng Wang 1 2 , Luyun Wang 1 2 , Chunxia Zhao 1 2 , Dao Wen Wang 1 2
Affiliations
PMID: 37539020 PMCID: PMC10364644 DOI: 10.1097/CP9.0000000000000050
Abstract
Herein, we report the case of a young female patient who suffered from myositis and heart failure due to fulminant myocarditis induced by the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). After receiving intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) and immunomodulatory treatment, her vital signs gradually stabilized and the IABP was removed. Cardiac and muscle magnetic resonance imaging confirmed extensive myocardial and skeletal muscle edema. Though it is not uncommon for COVID-19 infection to be complicated by myocarditis and myositis, such serious muscle injury warrants clinical vigilance.
Keywords: COVID-19; Fulminant myocarditis; Myositis.