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Editor, Senior Moderator
JACC Case Rep
. 2021 Sep 15;3(12):1403-1408.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.06.045.
Early Immunosuppression and Rapid Recovery of Cardiogenic Shock in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome From Convalescent COVID-19
Maxwell D Coll[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mounica Yanamandala[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Enrico G Ferro[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Cameron T Nutt[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Eric Q Wei[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Christine J Wang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mandeep R Mehra[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
A previously healthy 39-year-old man presented in cardiogenic shock with evidence of multisystem inflammatory syndrome of adults 2 months after a mild case of coronavirus disease 2019. He was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin and pulse-dose corticosteroids with rapid resolution of his symptoms and normalization of biventricular function. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).
Keywords: IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; MIS-A, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults; MIS-C, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; acute heart failure; autoimmune; treatment.
. 2021 Sep 15;3(12):1403-1408.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.06.045.
Early Immunosuppression and Rapid Recovery of Cardiogenic Shock in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome From Convalescent COVID-19
Maxwell D Coll[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mounica Yanamandala[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Enrico G Ferro[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Cameron T Nutt[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Eric Q Wei[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Christine J Wang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mandeep R Mehra[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34541554
- PMCID: PMC8442990
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.06.045
Abstract
A previously healthy 39-year-old man presented in cardiogenic shock with evidence of multisystem inflammatory syndrome of adults 2 months after a mild case of coronavirus disease 2019. He was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin and pulse-dose corticosteroids with rapid resolution of his symptoms and normalization of biventricular function. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).
Keywords: IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; MIS-A, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults; MIS-C, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; acute heart failure; autoimmune; treatment.