ST Elevations in the Era of COVID-19

Charlie Joseph Sang; Brittain Heindl; Gregory Von Mering; Brigitta Brott; Robert S. Kopf; Indranee Rajapreyar

doi:10.1155/2020/8845627

Case Reports in Cardiology (Jan 2020)

ST Elevations in the Era of COVID-19

Charlie Joseph Sang,
Brittain Heindl,
Gregory Von Mering,
Brigitta Brott,
Robert S. Kopf,
Indranee Rajapreyar

Affiliations

Charlie Joseph Sang: Internal Medicine—Pediatrics Residency Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Brittain Heindl: Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Gregory Von Mering: Section of Interventional Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Brigitta Brott: Section of Interventional Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Robert S. Kopf: Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, And Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Indranee Rajapreyar: Section of Heart Failure and Transplantation Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8845627
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2020

Abstract

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Myocardial injury, represented by elevated cardiac enzymes, has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has created unique challenges in approaching patients with acute ST-segment changes. We describe two distinct cases of ST elevation on electrocardiogram occurring in patients with COVID-19 and review important diagnostic and management considerations for the front-line clinician.

Published in Case Reports in Cardiology

ISSN: 2090-6404 (Print); 2090-6412 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/4208

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