Myocarditis in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated With Coronavirus Disease 2019
Supriya Jain, Sheila M. Nolan, Aalok R. Singh, Leif Lovig, Rachel Biller, Aditi Kamat, Mary H. Brennan, Markus Erb, Erin Rescoe, Gary Tatz, Michael H. Gewitz
Abstract
Cardiac involvement as a complication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in children is a relatively new entity. We present our initial experience managing children with coronavirus disease 2019-related acute myocardial injury. The 3 patients presented here represent a spectrum of the cardiac involvement noted in children with coronavirus disease 2019-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome, including myocarditis presenting as cardiogenic shock or heart failure with biventricular dysfunction, valvulitis, coronary artery changes, and pericardial effusion.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineMyocarditisPericardial effusionCardiogenic shockCardiologyCoronavirusComplicationDiseaseInternal medicineHeart failureViral MyocarditisCoronary artery diseaseCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Acute coronary syndromeMyocardial infarctionInfectious disease (medical specialty)Kawasaki Disease and Coronary ComplicationsViral Infections and Immunology ResearchSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research