Models for COVID-19 Early Cardiac Pathology Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Objectives: The clinical manifestations of COVID-19 associated cardiac complications are heterogeneous, ranging from asymptomatic to severe symptoms, including arrhythmias and cardiogenic shock. For COVID-19 patients with cardiac sequela, only a small subset of patients have myocarditis; the pathoge...

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Autores principales: Maurice Fremont-Smith, Nicole Gherlone, Nora Smith, Philip Tisdall, Darrell O. Ricke
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:034152e77fb645f7bd8dde937488b5502021-11-16T04:09:11ZModels for COVID-19 Early Cardiac Pathology Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection1201-971210.1016/j.ijid.2021.09.052https://doaj.org/article/034152e77fb645f7bd8dde937488b5502021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221007633https://doaj.org/toc/1201-9712Objectives: The clinical manifestations of COVID-19 associated cardiac complications are heterogeneous, ranging from asymptomatic to severe symptoms, including arrhythmias and cardiogenic shock. For COVID-19 patients with cardiac sequela, only a small subset of patients have myocarditis; the pathogenesis of cardiac sequela caused by SARS-CoV-2 other than microthrombi associated sequela remains to be determined. Methods: Retrospective analysis of 71 heart autopsy specimens from COVID-19 and putative COVID-19 in the NIH COVID Digital Pathology Repository. Results: The most consistent observation was localized myocardial cell death not associated with either myocarditis or microthrombi. Red blood cells were typically absent from capillaries but, when observed, were predominately in linear clusters (stacks) of adjacent cells. Conclusions: Based on our retrospective analysis, we propose that localized ischemia and subsequent cell death by anoxia contributes to the cardiac pathogenesis in some COVID-19 patients. We propose two new models predicting vasoconstriction of cardiac pericyte cells induced by elevated histamine from hyper-activated mast cells or direct infection. We propose that impeded blood flow and cell death by anoxia are initial steps in the development of SARS-CoV-2 induced cardiac injury in COVID-19 patients independent of microthrombi or myocarditis.Maurice Fremont-SmithNicole GherloneNora SmithPhilip TisdallDarrell O. RickeElsevierarticleMyocarditisSARS-CoV-2COVID-19mast cell diseasecardiac pathologyInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216ENInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 113, Iss , Pp 331-335 (2021)
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collection DOAJ
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topic Myocarditis
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
mast cell disease
cardiac pathology
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
spellingShingle Myocarditis
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
mast cell disease
cardiac pathology
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Maurice Fremont-Smith
Nicole Gherlone
Nora Smith
Philip Tisdall
Darrell O. Ricke
Models for COVID-19 Early Cardiac Pathology Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection
description Objectives: The clinical manifestations of COVID-19 associated cardiac complications are heterogeneous, ranging from asymptomatic to severe symptoms, including arrhythmias and cardiogenic shock. For COVID-19 patients with cardiac sequela, only a small subset of patients have myocarditis; the pathogenesis of cardiac sequela caused by SARS-CoV-2 other than microthrombi associated sequela remains to be determined. Methods: Retrospective analysis of 71 heart autopsy specimens from COVID-19 and putative COVID-19 in the NIH COVID Digital Pathology Repository. Results: The most consistent observation was localized myocardial cell death not associated with either myocarditis or microthrombi. Red blood cells were typically absent from capillaries but, when observed, were predominately in linear clusters (stacks) of adjacent cells. Conclusions: Based on our retrospective analysis, we propose that localized ischemia and subsequent cell death by anoxia contributes to the cardiac pathogenesis in some COVID-19 patients. We propose two new models predicting vasoconstriction of cardiac pericyte cells induced by elevated histamine from hyper-activated mast cells or direct infection. We propose that impeded blood flow and cell death by anoxia are initial steps in the development of SARS-CoV-2 induced cardiac injury in COVID-19 patients independent of microthrombi or myocarditis.
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author Maurice Fremont-Smith
Nicole Gherlone
Nora Smith
Philip Tisdall
Darrell O. Ricke
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title_fullStr Models for COVID-19 Early Cardiac Pathology Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection
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