Suspected Myocardial Injury in Patients with COVID-19: Insufficient Evidence from Front-Line Clinical Observation in Wuhan
20 Pages Posted: 6 Mar 2020
Qing Deng
Wuhan University - Echo lab
Bo Hu
Wuhan University - Echo lab
Abstract
Background: A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) originated in Wuhan has caused an outbreak and infected clusters from December 2019, which has become a major public health issue in China and great concern from the international community. Viral myocarditis and myocardial injury were suspected and may even be considered as one of the leading causes for the death of COVID-19 patients. Therefore, we focused on the condition of the heart, and sought to provide firsthand evidence for whether myocarditis and myocardial injury were caused by COVID-19.