Patterns of myocardial involvement in children during COVID-19 pandemic: Early experience from northern Italy.
Coronavirus disease 2019
Kawasaki
myocarditis
Journal
Annals of pediatric cardiology
ISSN: 0974-2069
Titre abrégé: Ann Pediatr Cardiol
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101495459
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
18
04
2020
revised:
15
05
2020
accepted:
30
05
2020
entrez:
1
9
2020
pubmed:
31
8
2020
medline:
31
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
There is limited information about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the pediatric population. Preliminary data suggest a not insignificant prevalence of cardiac involvement. Here, we report our early experience with COVID-19 in the pediatric population. These patients display exceptionally high levels of acute-phase reactants. The clinical syndrome in these patients is somewhat similar to Kawasaki disease with or without myocardial involvement. In some cases, the presentation mimics typical myocarditis. Severe myocardial involvement is associated with transient electrocardiographic and echocardiographic abnormalities. These findings may be due to the cardiotropic nature of the virus or may be the result of an immunologic response to the infection.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32863659
doi: 10.4103/apc.APC_77_20
pii: APC-13-230
pmc: PMC7437629
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
230-233Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2020 Annals of Pediatric Cardiology.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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