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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Card Surg
. 2022 Feb 13.
doi: 10.1111/jocs.16313. Online ahead of print.
A case of fulminant myocarditis due to COVID-19 in an adolescent patient successfully treated with venous arterial ECMO as a bridge to recovery
Daniel H Buitrago[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jennifer Munoz[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Emily R Finkelstein[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Leonardo Mulinari[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Emerging data suggest an association between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and the development of acute myocarditis, with children and older adults being most at risk. We describe the clinical course of a previously healthy 12-year-old female who rapidly deteriorated into cardiogenic shock and arrest due to coronavirus disease 2019 induced fulminant myocarditis, necessitating venous-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to full recovery. This case highlights the importance of early clinical recognition of myocardial involvement, and the benefits of taking a multidisciplinary approach in treating these patients.
Keywords: COVID-19; ECMO; SARS-CoV-2; adolescent; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; myocarditis; pediatric.
. 2022 Feb 13.
doi: 10.1111/jocs.16313. Online ahead of print.
A case of fulminant myocarditis due to COVID-19 in an adolescent patient successfully treated with venous arterial ECMO as a bridge to recovery
Daniel H Buitrago[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jennifer Munoz[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Emily R Finkelstein[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Leonardo Mulinari[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35152456
- DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16313
Abstract
Emerging data suggest an association between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and the development of acute myocarditis, with children and older adults being most at risk. We describe the clinical course of a previously healthy 12-year-old female who rapidly deteriorated into cardiogenic shock and arrest due to coronavirus disease 2019 induced fulminant myocarditis, necessitating venous-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to full recovery. This case highlights the importance of early clinical recognition of myocardial involvement, and the benefits of taking a multidisciplinary approach in treating these patients.
Keywords: COVID-19; ECMO; SARS-CoV-2; adolescent; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; myocarditis; pediatric.