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COVID-19 (SARS-Cov-2) and the heart - An ominous association. - 2020

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Cardiovascular manifestations of COVID-19 are diverse and complex and include acute coronary syndrome, myocarditis masquerading as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, pericarditis and pericardial effusion. We present 2 cases of COVID-19 infection with myocardial involvement with distinct mechanistic pathways and outcomes. Important decision strategies such as the timing of cardiac catheterization (when indicated) and requirement of early hemodynamic support in critically ill patients are discussed. Copyright (c) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.


English

ISSN: 1878-0938

Standard No.: 10.1016/j.carrev.2020.05.009 [doi] PMC7227608 [pmc] S1553-8389(20)30256-6 [pii]

Subjects--Topical Terms:
*Betacoronavirus
*Coronavirus Infections/co [Complications]
*Glucocorticoids/tu [Therapeutic Use]
*Myocarditis/et [Etiology]
*Pandemics
*Pneumonia, Viral/co [Complications]
*ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction/et [Etiology]
*Thrombolytic Therapy/mt [Methods]
Adult
Coronary Angiography
Coronavirus Infections/ep [Epidemiology]
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocarditis/di [Diagnosis]
Myocarditis/dt [Drug Therapy]
Pneumonia, Viral/ep [Epidemiology]
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction/di [Diagnosis]
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction/dt [Drug Therapy]

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute

Index Terms--Function:
Case Reports