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  • Cureus . COVID-19 Pneumonia: ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) and Myocarditis


    Cureus


    . 2020 Dec 4;12(12):e11901.
    doi: 10.7759/cureus.11901.
    COVID-19 Pneumonia: ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) and Myocarditis


    Azhar Ali 1 , Mohammad Fawad Khattak 1 , Muhammad W Khan 1



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    Abstract

    Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is associated with numerous cardiac complications. We describe a case of type 1 ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) with focal myocarditis unmasked in a patient infected with SARS-CoV-2 with no previous cardiac history, in the hope of increasing understanding of the severity and possible complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and improving its clinical management.

    Keywords: coronary artery thrombosis; covid 19; covid-induced myocarditis; st-elevation myocardial infarction (stemi).

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