Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports (Mar 2022)

Viral Cardiomyopathies Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection

  • Amilkar Almanza-Hurtado,
  • María Cristina Martínez-Ávila,
  • Tomás Rodríguez-Yánez,
  • María Carolina Paternina-Mendoza,
  • Juan Camilo Gutiérrez-Ariza,
  • Gino Gómez-Arroyo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/11795476221088140
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15

Abstract

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Context: Since the end of 2019 with the identification of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and the disease it produces, named COVID-19, various manifestations have been described, initially pulmonary due to acute and severe respiratory syndromes, now systemic manifestations have been described. Case Report: We report 3 cases of patients with cardiovascular manifestations associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, highlighting the diagnostic approach and variety of presentation, from acute myocardial infarction, myocarditis, heart failure, shock, arrhythmias to sudden death. Conclusions: Every day is more frequent to find reports of patients with cardiovascular compromise during COVID-19 affecting the development and prognosis of this disease.