Delayed Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction With Ventricular Septal Rupture Due to Patient Fear During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Tex Heart Inst J
; 48(3)2021 07 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1355273
ABSTRACT
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandmic, more patients are presenting with complications late after acute myocardial infarction. We report the case of a 71-year-old man who delayed seeking medical care for 2 weeks, despite progressive shortness of breath, cough, and tactile fever, for fear of contracting COVID-19 in the hospital. Clinical and echocardiographic evaluation revealed a ventricular septal rupture secondary to acute myocardial infarction. The patient underwent urgent cardiac catheterization, followed by successful saphenous vein grafting to the left anterior descending coronary artery and open surgical repair of the ventricular septal rupture with a bovine pericardial patch. This case highlights a potential long-lasting negative effect that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on the care-seeking behavior and health of patients with acute cardiovascular disease.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cardiac Catheterization
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Patient Acceptance of Health Care
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Coronary Artery Bypass
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Ventricular Septal Rupture
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Fear
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ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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