Acute myocardial infarction secondary to COVID-19 infection: A case report and review of the literature.
Clin Imaging
; 72: 178-182, 2021 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1064957
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Thrombotic complications of COVID-19 infection have become increasingly apparent as the disease has infected a growing number of individuals. Although less common than upper respiratory symptoms, thrombotic complications are not infrequent and may result in severe and long-term sequelae. Common thrombotic complications include pulmonary embolism, cerebral infarction, or venous thromboembolism; less commonly seen are acute myocardial injury, renal artery thrombosis, and mesenteric ischemia. Several case reports and case series have described acute myocardial injury in patients with COVID-19 characterized by elevations in serum biomarkers. CASE REPORT Here, we report the first case to our knowledge of a patient with acute coronary syndrome confirmed on catheter angiography and cardiac MRI. This patient was found to additionally have a left ventricular thrombus and ultimately suffered an acute cerebral infarction. Recognition of thrombotic complications in the setting of COVID-19 infection is essential for initiating appropriate therapy.CONCLUSIONS:
In acute myocardial injury, given the different treatment strategies for myocarditis versus acute myocardial infarction secondary to coronary artery thrombus, imaging can play a key role in clinical decision making for patients.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pulmonary Embolism
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Thrombosis
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COVID-19
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Myocardial Infarction
Type of study:
Case report
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Imaging
Journal subject:
Diagnostic Imaging
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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