J Transcat Intervent.2020;28:eA20200022.
COVID-19 induced type 2 myocardial infarction in a patient with unknown severe coronary artery disease
Filippe Barcellos Filippini
, Roberto Léo da Silva
, Ramiro Grazziotin Vieira
, Tammuz Fattah
, Rodrigo de Moura Joaquim
DOI: 10.31160/JOTCI202028A20200022
ABSTRACT
Myocardial infarction is well described in the COVID-19 pandemic and specific protocols should be developed in the context of acute management of this condition. The relation between myocardial injury and death is well established in the literature and is associated with an increased need for invasive ventilation and other complications. Type 2 myocardial infarction and new onset of heart failure have been diagnosed more frequently in the setting of COVID-19. Particular emphasis should be placed on timing for invasive procedures, such as coronary interventions and coronary artery bypass graft in a SARS-CoV2 positive. We describe a case of a COVID-19 patient with no past cardiac history, who was admitted with symptoms of heart failure and markers of myocardial injury, suggestive of type 2 myocardial infarction.
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