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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv
. 2020 Aug 1.
doi: 10.1002/ccd.29056. Online ahead of print.
Severe coronary spasm in a COVID-19 patient
Fernando Rivero[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Paula Antu?a[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Javier Cuesta[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fernando Alfonso[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Myocardial injury is frequently detected in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. However, up to one-third of COVID-19 patients showing ST-segment elevation on the electrocardiogram have angiographically normal coronary arteries. We present a case of an acute coronary syndrome due to a coronary spasm in a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) patient. This pathophysiological mechanism was clearly demonstrated by intracoronary imaging techniques (optical coherence tomography) and invasive vasospasm test.
Keywords: AMI - Acute myocardial infarction; CAD - Coronary Artery Disease.
. 2020 Aug 1.
doi: 10.1002/ccd.29056. Online ahead of print.
Severe coronary spasm in a COVID-19 patient
Fernando Rivero[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Paula Antu?a[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Javier Cuesta[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fernando Alfonso[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32738164
- DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29056
Abstract
Myocardial injury is frequently detected in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. However, up to one-third of COVID-19 patients showing ST-segment elevation on the electrocardiogram have angiographically normal coronary arteries. We present a case of an acute coronary syndrome due to a coronary spasm in a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) patient. This pathophysiological mechanism was clearly demonstrated by intracoronary imaging techniques (optical coherence tomography) and invasive vasospasm test.
Keywords: AMI - Acute myocardial infarction; CAD - Coronary Artery Disease.