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Autopsy findings in the myocardium were analyzed in 19 patients with pre-existing ATTR who died from severe COVID-19. RT PCR was used for pre- and post-mortem detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. Immunohistochemical typing was performed with a broad panel of antibodies against different amyloid types. Autopsy specimens from the myocardium and lungs were positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA in 10 (53%) cases. Microscopic examination of the myocardium revealed focal cardiosclerosis and cardiomyocyte dissociation in 15 (68%) cases, hypertrophy and atrophy of cardiomyocytes in 17 (77%) and 7 (32%), respectively, and myocarditis in 4 (18%) cases. Immunohistochemical analysis determined ATTR amyloidosis in all cases. In patients with rapidly progressive heart failure, the postmortem examination revealed multiple sites of interstitial amyloid deposits and focal cardiosclerosis in the myocardium. Pre-existing cardiac amyloidosis contributes to the aggressive clinical course of COVID-19. 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