Neutrophil infiltration and myocarditis in patients with severe COVID-19: A post-mortem study

Abstract

Active myocarditis was frequently associated with neutrophil infiltration in the hearts of deceased patients with severe COVID-19. Patients with neutrophil-infiltrated myocarditis had a series of severely abnormal laboratory test results on admission, and high maximum creatine kinase-MB during hospitalization. The role of neutrophils in severe heart injury and systemic conditions in patients with COVID-19 should be emphasized.