Viral cardiomyopathy | |
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Specialty | Cardiology |
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Causes | viral infections cause myocarditis |
Diagnostic method | Electrocardiography, Echocardiography, MRI[1] |
Viral cardiomyopathy occurs when viral infections cause myocarditis with a resulting thickening of the myocardium and dilation of the ventricles. These viruses include Coxsackie B and adenovirus, echoviruses, influenza H1N1, Epstein–Barr virus, rubella (German measles virus), varicella (chickenpox virus), mumps, measles, parvoviruses, yellow fever, dengue fever, polio, rabies and the viruses that cause hepatitis A and C,[2][3][4] as well as COVID-19,[5][6] which has been seen to cause this in persons otherwise thought to have a "low risk" of the virus's effects.[7]
COVID-19 Cardiomyopathy
[edit]Patients with COVID-19 frequently experience heart issues.[8] According to studies, people who have had previous cardiovascular conditions like cardiomyopathy, hypertension, coronary heart disease, or arrhythmia are more likely to become critically ill from SARS-CoV-2 infection. Myocarditis may result from a direct viral infection of the myocardium.[8] Cardiovascular biomarkers like troponin, lactate dehydrogenase, high sensitivity amino-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide, creatinine kinase, and creatinine kinase myocardial band, which indicate myocardial damage, increase in concentration in response to COVID-19.[8] Hundreds of studies have reported myocarditis/myopericarditis caused by COVID-19 infection in living patients, with a male predominance (58%), and a median age of 50 years. [8]
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[edit]References
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- ^ Rathore, Sawai Singh; Rojas, Gianpier Alonzo; Sondhi, Manush; Pothuru, Suveenkrishna; Pydi, Reshma; Kancherla, Neeraj; Singh, Romil; Ahmed, Noman Khurshid; Shah, Jill; Tousif, Sohaib; Baloch, Unaiza Tariq (2021). "Myocarditis associated with Covid-19 disease: A systematic review of published case reports and case series". International Journal of Clinical Practice. 75 (11): e14470. doi:10.1111/ijcp.14470. ISSN 1742-1241. PMID 34235815. S2CID 235768792.
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