First report of myocarditis in two patients with COVID-19 Omicron variant: case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection is responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemics. Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant is the cause for the surge of the COVID-19 pandemics of the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, although its subvariants are responsible for the following daily increase of COVID-19 cases in July 2022. Early reports of Omicron variant confirmed patients indicated less severe disease course compared with the disease caused by previously encountered variants with absence of data regarding cardiac involvement by Omicron.

Case summary

A 42-year-old male who tested positive for Omicron was admitted on January 2022 with chest pain and ST-segment elevation in the inferior leads. Coronary angiography revealed non-si

SUBMITTER: Fishman B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9581207 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature