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SUBMITTER: Frustaci A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8293265 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Infectious disease reports 20210624 3
We report a case of myopericarditis associated to SARS-CoV-2 infection with necrotizing coronary vasculitis of intramural vessels, giving rise to biventricular apical microaneurysms and to electrical instability. Negativity of myocardial polymerase chain reaction for the most common cardiotropic viruses and for SARS-CoV-2 suggested an immune-mediated myocardial and pericardial inflammatory disease. High dose (1 mg/Kg daily) prednisone and anti-viral (Remdesivir, IDA Business, Carrigtohill, Count ...[more]