Chronic biopsy proven post-COVID myoendocarditis with SARS-Cov-2 persistence and high level of antiheart antibodies.
Olga BlagovaYuliya LutokhinaEvgenia KoganAnna KuklevaDilara AinetdinovaVladimir NovosadovRuslan Rud'Polina SavinaAlexander ZaitsevViktor FominPublished in: Clinical cardiology (2022)
COVID-19 can lead to long-term severe post-COVID myoendocarditis, that is characterized by prolonged persistence of coronavirus in cardiomyocytes, endothelium, and macrophages (up to 18 months) in combination with high immune activity. Corticosteroids and anticoagulants should be considered as a treatment option of post-COVID myoendocarditis.