Trying to Survive A Serious Heart Condition in Time of COVID-19.
Heart Surg Forum
; 24(2): E372-E374, 2021 04 23.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1199988
ABSTRACT
The world has suffered over the past year under COVID-19. Unfortunately, people still are getting sick from other, also severe, diseases. Although the COVID-19 infection is present, patients need treatment for other life-threatening conditions. We present the case of a 36-year-old patient with severe infective endocarditis with a large abscess of the aortic root, who also is COVID-19 positive. Definitive diagnostics and treatment were avoided due to COVID-19 infection. In the end, emergent surgery was indicated due to acute cardiac decompensation and the development of heart failure symptoms, and the patient recovered uneventfully after surgery.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Aortic Diseases
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Abscess
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Endocarditis, Bacterial
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COVID-19
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Heart Failure
Type of study:
Case report
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Heart Surg Forum
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Hsf.3815
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