Year : 2020 | Volume
: 13 | Issue : 3 | Page : 230--233
Patterns of myocardial involvement in children during COVID-19 pandemic: Early experience from northern Italy
Paolo Ferrero1, Isabelle Piazza2, Caterina Bonino1, Matteo Ciuffreda1
1 Department of Cardiology, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
2 Department of Cardiology, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy; University of studies of Milan, Italy
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Paolo Ferrero
Department of Cardiology, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Piazza OMS, 1, 24127 Bergamo
Italy
There is limited information about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the pediatric population. Preliminary data suggest a not insignificant prevalence of cardiac involvement. Here, we report our early experience with COVID-19 in the pediatric population. These patients display exceptionally high levels of acute-phase reactants. The clinical syndrome in these patients is somewhat similar to Kawasaki disease with or without myocardial involvement. In some cases, the presentation mimics typical myocarditis. Severe myocardial involvement is associated with transient electrocardiographic and echocardiographic abnormalities. These findings may be due to the cardiotropic nature of the virus or may be the result of an immunologic response to the infection.
How to cite this article:
Ferrero P, Piazza I, Bonino C, Ciuffreda M. Patterns of myocardial involvement in children during COVID-19 pandemic: Early experience from northern Italy.Ann Pediatr Card 2020;13:230-233
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How to cite this URL:
Ferrero P, Piazza I, Bonino C, Ciuffreda M. Patterns of myocardial involvement in children during COVID-19 pandemic: Early experience from northern Italy. Ann Pediatr Card [serial online] 2020 [cited 2022 May 17 ];13:230-233
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