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ArticleCureus2026

Ventricular Tachycardia as the Initial Manifestation of COVID-19-Related Myocarditis: A Case Report.

Lebbar Samy, Youssef Daoudi, Sara Hafid, Fatimazahra Merzouk, El Ghali Mohamed Benouna

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Lebbar SamyCardiovascular Medicine, Mohammed VI International University Hospital, Bouskoura, MAR.
Youssef DaoudiCardiology, Cheikh Khalifa Ibn Zaid International University Hospital, Casablanca, MAR.
Sara HafidCardiology, Cheikh Khalifa International University Hospital, Mohammed VI University of Health and Sciences (UM6SS), Casablanca, MAR.
Fatimazahra MerzoukCardiology, Mohammed VI International University Hospital, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences (UM6SS), Casablanca, MAR.
El Ghali Mohamed BenounaCardiology, Cheikh Khalifa International University Hospital, Mohammed VI University of Health and Sciences (UM6SS), Casablanca, MAR.

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Abstract

We report the case of a 53-year-old previously healthy male who presented with sudden-onset palpitations, dizziness, and profuse sweating. Electrocardiography revealed a sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) requiring immediate direct current cardioversion and intravenous amiodarone due to hemodynamic instability. Initial workup, including cardiac biomarkers, echocardiography, and coronary angiography, showed no structural heart disease or coronary obstruction. Cardiac MRI demonstrated circumferential myocardial involvement consistent with myocarditis. Serology confirmed recent SARS-CoV-2 infection, though the patient remained asymptomatic for respiratory symptoms. The patient was managed with amiodarone and colchicine, with no VT recurrence during follow-up. This case highlights an unusual cardiac presentation of COVID-19 and underscores the importance of considering myocarditis in patients presenting with ventricular arrhythmias, even in the absence of typical infectious symptoms.

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adult cardiologyarrhythmiacovid-19medical icuventricular tachycardia (vt) storm

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PMCPMC12978024

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