Han Du, Zhongtao Du, Liang Wang, Hong Wang, Mingjun Jia, Chunge Zhang, Yun Liu, Cheng Zhang, Ya Zhang, Ruifeng Zhang, Shuang Zhang, Ning Zhang, Zhenghai Ma, Chen Chen, Wenjun Liu, Hui Zeng, George F Gao, Xiaotong Hou, Yuhai Bi
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection often leads to pulmonary complications. Cardiovascular sequelae, including myocarditis and heart failure, have also been reported. Here, the study presents two fulminant myocarditis cases infected by SARS-CoV-2 exhibiting remarkable elevation of cardiac biomarkers without significant pulmonary injury, as determined by imaging examinations. Immunohistochemical staining reveals viral antigen within cardiomyocytes, indicating that SARS-CoV-2 could directly infect myocardium...
March 4, 2024: Journal of Genetics and Genomics