SARS-CoV-2 post-infective myocarditis: the tip of COVID-19 immune complications?

Pierre Tissières1, Jean–Louis Teboul2
1Pediatric Intensive Care, AP-HP Paris Saclay University, 78, Rue du Général Leclerc, 94275, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
2Medical Intensive Care, AP-HP Paris Saclay University, Bicêtre Hospital, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France

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AbstractRecent paediatric cases of acute myocarditis following a SARS-CoV-2 infection have raised the possibility of post-infective complications of COVID-19. This short editorial is reviewing current understanding of this new complication, its pathophysiology, diagnosis and therapeutic strategy.

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