JACC: Case Reports (Jul 2020)

SARS-CoV-2 Fulminant Myocarditis

  • Jérôme Garot, MD, PhD,
  • Julien Amour, MD, PhD,
  • Théo Pezel, MD,
  • Firas Dermoch, MD,
  • Kamel Messadaa, MD,
  • Marie-Louise Felten, MD,
  • Valérie Raymond, MD,
  • Eric Baubillier, MD,
  • Francesca Sanguineti, MD,
  • Philippe Garot, MD

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 9
pp. 1342 – 1346

Abstract

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An 18-year-old male without prior medical history developed fulminant myocarditis concomitant to severe COVID-19 pneumonia, which was confirmed using serial cardiac magnetic resonance. This may have important diagnostic, monitoring, and pathogenic implications. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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