COVID-19-associated myocarditis presenting as new-onset heart failure and atrial fibrillation.
BMJ Case Rep
; 14(7)2021 Jul 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1307885
ABSTRACT
A 58-year-old man presented to the emergency department with recent-onset palpitations and progressive exertional dyspnoea. ECG demonstrated new-onset atrial fibrillation. Transthoracic echocardiogram showed global impairment in left ventricular systolic function with left ventricular ejection fraction of 20%. Cardiac MRI (CMRI) demonstrated generalised severe myocarditis. A SARS-CoV-2 PCR was positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA. As such, we diagnosed our patient with COVID-19-associated myocarditis based on CMRI appearances and positive SARS-CoV-2 swab. This case highlights that COVID-19-associated myocarditis can present as new atrial fibrillation and heart failure without the classic COVID-19-associated symptoms.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Atrial Fibrillation
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COVID-19
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Heart Failure
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Myocarditis
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bcr-2021-244027
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