Post-infectious ST elevation myocardial infarction following a COVID-19 infection: A case report.

Autor: CECCARELLI, MANUELA, MARINO, ANDREA, COSENTINO, FEDERICA, MOSCATT, VITTORIA, CELESIA, BENEDETTO MAURIZIO, GUSSIO, MARIA, BRUNO, ROBERTO, RULLO, EMMANUELE VENANZI, NUNNARI, GIUSEPPE, CACOPARDO, BRUNO SANTI
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Zdroj: Biomedical Reports; Feb2022, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p1-4, 4p
Abstrakt: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been shown to increase the risk of thrombotic events due to a hypercoagulable state caused by several factors. The case of a 59-year-old woman affected by hypertension and metabolic disorders, treated for a COVID-19 infection who developed cardiac symptoms during the first days of hospitalization is reported. Electrocardiogram analysis and cardiac-ultrasound confirmed ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) diagnosis, thus the patient underwent percutaneous coronary intervention, which was successful. This case highlights a possible association between respiratory infection, particularly SARS-CoV-2 infection, and cardiovascular events, in particular Acute Coronary Syndrome. The association between these phenomena seems related to a range of factors, including a proinflammatory state and the hypoxemia. Moreover, the association amongst SARS-CoV-2 and cardiovascular diseases may be also linked to long-term sequelae. Thus, further studies are required to better understand the multifaceted and severe complications of this disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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