Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports (Sep 2021)

The Appearance of an Underrecognized Congenital Heart Disease in a Patient With COVID-19 Pneumonia

  • Sofia Lakhdar MD,
  • Chandan Buttar MD,
  • Sameen Hassan MD,
  • Most Sirajum Munira MD,
  • Theo Trandafirescu MD

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/23247096211043398
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9

Abstract

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A 60-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with worsening shortness of breath and non-productive cough for 1 week, which was preceding a recent COVID-19 infection. At the time the patient thought this was part of the constellation of symptoms of COVID-19, so she stayed home until her symptoms worsened to the point of needing hospitalization. The patient was found to have a rare and complex congenital heart disease that led her to develop acute heart failure precipitated by COVID-19 pneumonia. Medical management and surgical repair were essential in this patient given the late presentation.