Abstract
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has reached pandemic levels. Cardiovascular complications in COVID-19 have been reported frequently, however evidence for a causal relationship has not been established. This report describes the detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral genomes in a patient with symptoms of heart failure, in whom endomyocardial biopsy was investigated following a latency period of 4 weeks after the onset of pulmonary symptoms. The viral infection was accompanied by myocardial inflammation indicating an infection of the heart muscle.
Keywords: COVID-19; Endomyocardial biopsy; SARS-CoV-2; Viral myocarditis.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Endomyocardial biopsy, viral myocarditis, 【초록키워드】 coronavirus disease, viral infection, Coronavirus disease 2019, coronavirus, pandemic, Genome, Infection, Symptom, severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus, cardiovascular, heart failure, Endomyocardial biopsy, Viral, myocarditis, Patient, Complication, latency, Myocardial inflammation, respiratory, Evidence, cardiovascular complications, causative agent, causal relationship, acute respiratory syndrome, viral myocarditis, heart muscle, acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, pulmonary symptoms, SARS-CoV-2 viral, reported, investigated, reached, accompanied, 【제목키워드】 Endomyocardial biopsy, SARS-CoV-2 genome, acute infection, latency, proof,