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Editor, Senior Moderator
Clin Imaging
. 2021 Mar 24;78:117-120.
doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.03.010. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19 infection complicated by acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Tianyuan Fu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Galina Mamaliga[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jonathan D Pierce[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Robert Gilkeson[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Amit Gupta[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Clinicians should be aware of the potential for cardiovascular involvement in COVID-19 infection. Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a viral illness caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2. While it primarily causes a respiratory illness, a number of important cardiovascular implications have been reported. We describe a patient presenting with COVID-19 whose hospital course was complicated by ST elevation myocardial infarction requiring percutaneous coronary intervention. The goal is to help clinicians gain awareness of the possibility of cardiovascular disease in COVID-19 infection, and maintain a high index of suspicion particularly for patients with risk factors or a prior history of cardiovascular disease.
Keywords: COVID-19; Cardiac CT; Cardiothoracic imaging; Coronary artery disease; Myocardial infarction; Percutaneous coronary intervention.
. 2021 Mar 24;78:117-120.
doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.03.010. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19 infection complicated by acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Tianyuan Fu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Galina Mamaliga[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jonathan D Pierce[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Robert Gilkeson[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Amit Gupta[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33774577
- DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.03.010
Abstract
Clinicians should be aware of the potential for cardiovascular involvement in COVID-19 infection. Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a viral illness caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2. While it primarily causes a respiratory illness, a number of important cardiovascular implications have been reported. We describe a patient presenting with COVID-19 whose hospital course was complicated by ST elevation myocardial infarction requiring percutaneous coronary intervention. The goal is to help clinicians gain awareness of the possibility of cardiovascular disease in COVID-19 infection, and maintain a high index of suspicion particularly for patients with risk factors or a prior history of cardiovascular disease.
Keywords: COVID-19; Cardiac CT; Cardiothoracic imaging; Coronary artery disease; Myocardial infarction; Percutaneous coronary intervention.