Delayed Presentation of Inferior STEMI Complicated by Ventricular Septal Rupture: An Indirect Consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
| Autor: | Saad Shaukat MH; University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, South Dakota., Pham M; Sanford Cardiovascular Institute, Sioux Falls, South Dakota., Stys V; Sanford Cardiovascular Institute, Sioux Falls, South Dakota., Rajpurohit N; University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | South Dakota medicine : the journal of the South Dakota State Medical Association [S D Med] 2022 Aug; Vol. 75 (8), pp. 361-362. |
| Abstrakt: | The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted healthcare delivery. An indirect consequence of the rational fear of contracting the virus is delayed medical attention for life threatening conditions. We present the case of inferior ST elevation myocardial infarction leading to the rare complication of a ventricular septal rupture reflecting transmural infarction. COVID hesitancy caused a 48-hour delay in seeking medical attention after symptom onset. We also discuss the use of MRI to guide decision for timing of VSD repair in an otherwise asymptomatic patient post-revascularization. (Copyright© South Dakota State Medical Association.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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