Open AccessCardiac damage in patients with COVID-19 coronavirus infection
Author(s) -
Н. Г. Потешкина,
М. А. Лысенко,
E. A. Kovalevskaya,
Daria S. Fomina,
И. В. Самсонова,
В. В. Паршин,
О. В. Манченко,
O. Yu. Evsyukov
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
arterialʹnaâ gipertenziâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2411-8524
pISSN - 1607-419X
DOI - 10.18705/1607-419x-2020-26-3-277-287
Subject(s) - coronavirus , covid-19 , myocarditis , viral myocarditis , medicine , viral infection , virology , pathology , immunology , virus , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
The article reviews studies that confirm the relationship of a negative prognosis with the presence of risk factors for cardiovascular complications during respiratory infections, including novel coronavirus infection COVID-19. The article presents the relevant research results that provide evidence on the myocardial damage in coronavirus infection. We present a clinical case of a patient with confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 and severe viral myocarditis, verified by histological and immunohistochemical studies.