Coronary thrombosis in a young male with COVID-19. (2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shams, Abdullah; Ata, Fateen; Mushtaq, Kamran; Munir, Waqar; Yousaf, Zohaib
• Is Part Of: IDCases. Volume 21(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- Myocardial infarction -- Thrombosis -- SARS-CoV-2; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Case Reports; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases; Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00923
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2214-2509

Abstract

Highlights: COVID-19 can present with a broad clinical spectrum of cardiac manifestations. The procoagulant state in COVID-19 can independently increase the risk of coronary thrombosis in otherwise healthy patients. COVID-19 patients who develop typical chest pain should be investigated for acute myocardial infarction. Abstract: COVID-19 predominantly presents with respiratory symptoms, but other presentations are reported, including cardiac manifestations and thromboembolism. We present a healthy young gentleman with COVID-19 pneumonia, who developed acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) due to coronary thrombosis. He was managed successfully by primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI).