Association of cardiac infection with SARS-CoV-2 in confirmed COVID-19 autopsy cases

D Lindner, A Fitzek, H Bräuninger… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can be
documented in various tissues, but the frequency of cardiac involvement as well as possible
consequences are unknown. Objective To evaluate the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the
myocardial tissue from autopsy cases and to document a possible cardiac response to that
infection. Design, Setting, and Participants This cohort study used data from consecutive
autopsy cases from Germany between April 8 and April 18, 2020. All patients had tested …