Although accumulating data reveal elevated inflammatory cytokines levels (including IL-2, IL-7, IL-10, granulocyte colony- stimulating factor (G-CSF), IP-10, MCP1, macrophage inflammatory protein 1α (MIP1α) and TNF) and percentage of CD14+CD16+ inflammatory monocytes in blood plasma of patients with severe COVID-19, [97] evidence for whether these cause a storm of inflammation in the heart is lacking. The gene discussed is CSF3; the disease is COVID-19.