{"id":3440,"date":"2020-09-02T08:26:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T12:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bloodresearchcenter\/?p=3440"},"modified":"2020-09-02T08:31:02","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T12:31:02","slug":"what-is-myocarditis-silvio-antoniak-phd-featured-research-from-uncs-the-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bloodresearchcenter\/2020\/09\/what-is-myocarditis-silvio-antoniak-phd-featured-research-from-uncs-the-well\/","title":{"rendered":"What is myocarditis? Silvio Antoniak, PhD featured research news from UNCs &#8216;the WELL&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is myocarditis? How is it linked to COVID-19? And why is it a concern for athletes?\u00a0 Dr. Silvio Antoniak explains-<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bloodresearchcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1089\/2020\/09\/mycarditis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3441 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bloodresearchcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1089\/2020\/09\/mycarditis-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bloodresearchcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1089\/2020\/09\/mycarditis-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bloodresearchcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1089\/2020\/09\/mycarditis-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bloodresearchcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1089\/2020\/09\/mycarditis.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the more concerning side effects of COVID-19 infection is myocarditis \u2014 a once rare condition of inflammation of the heart, leading to scar tissue build-up and a weakening of the heart. A <a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamacardiology\/fullarticle\/2768916\">study<\/a> published last month in The Journal of the American Medical Association found that 60% of participants who had recovered from mild or moderate COVID-19 infections had evidence of myocarditis.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41460\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41460 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thewell.unc.edu\/files\/2020\/08\/Antoniak.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of Silvio Antoniak\" width=\"188\" height=\"250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41460\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-41460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silvio Antoniak<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>While most cardiovascular conditions are associated with older populations, myocarditis most often affects otherwise healthy, young, athletic types.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thewell.unc.edu\/2020\/09\/01\/the-rise-of-a-rare-heart-condition\/\">Read full article<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is myocarditis? 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