Acute perimyocarditis with cardiac tamponade in COVID-19 infection without respiratory disease.
BMJ Case Rep
; 13(8)2020 Aug 19.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-724263
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic with its severe respiratory disease has caused overflow to hospitals and intensive care units. Elevated troponins and natriuretic peptides are related to cardiac injury and poor prognosis. We present a young woman with COVID-19 infection with haemodynamic instability caused by acute perimyocarditis and cardiac tamponade. Troponin T was modestly elevated. Focused cardiac ultrasound made the diagnosis. Echocardiography revealed transient thickening of the myocardial walls. After pericardial drainage and supportive care, she improved significantly within 1 week without targeted therapy. The case illustrates the importance of cardiac diagnostic imaging in patients with COVID-19 and elevated cardiac biomarkers.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Cardiac Tamponade
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
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Myocarditis
Type of study:
Case report
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bcr-2020-236218
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