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. 2020 May 30;179(7):1079–1087. doi: 10.1007/s00431-020-03699-0

What is Known:

• Coronaviruses proved to be able to jump from animals to humans.

• The outbreak of COVID-19 started from China (Dec 2019) and became pandemic.

What is New:

• Even in childhood, COVID-19 is not without the risk of cardiac involvement.

• Myocarditis, heart failure, and arrhythmias are among the possible manifestations.