Prevalence and outcome of patients with acute myocarditis and positive viral search on nasopharyngeal swab

Eur J Heart Fail. 2021 Jul;23(7):1242-1245. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.2247. Epub 2021 Jun 17.

Authors

Enrico Ammirati¹, Marisa Varrenti^{1

2}, Giacomo Veronese^{1

2}, Diana Fanti³, Alice Nava³, Manlio Cipriani¹, Patrizia Pedrotti¹, Andrea Garascia¹, Maurizio Bottiroli¹, Fabrizio Oliva¹, Manuela Bramerio⁴, Silvio Veronese⁵, Cristina Giannattasio^{1

2}, Emanuela Bonoldi⁴, Carlo F Perno³, Paolo G Camici⁶, Maria Frigerio¹

Affiliations

¹ De Gasperis Cardio Center, Niguarda Hospital, Milano, Italy.
² Department of Health Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
³ Chemical-Clinical and Microbiological Analyses, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy.
⁴ Department of Histopathology, Niguarda Hospital, Milano, Italy.
⁵ Molecular Pathology Unit, Niguarda Hospital, Milano, Italy.
⁶ IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and Vita Salute University, Milano, Italy.

PMID: 34036693
DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.2247

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Heart Failure*
Humans
Myocarditis* / diagnosis
Myocarditis* / epidemiology
Nasopharynx
Prevalence