Surge in Delayed Myocardial Infarction Presentations: An Inadvertent Consequence of Social Distancing During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Shah, Kulin; Tang, Delphine; Ibrahim, Fady; Ghosh, Bobby; Bhatti, Sabha; Akhabue, Ehimare; Vagaonescu, Tudor; Zakir, Ramzan; Hakeem, Abdul.

Afiliación

Shah K; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Tang D; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Ibrahim F; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Ghosh B; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Bhatti S; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Akhabue E; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Vagaonescu T; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Zakir R; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Hakeem A; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

JACC Case Rep ; 2(10): 1642-1647, 2020 Aug.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32839760

ABSTRACT

This case series summarizes our experience of delayed acute myocardial infarction presentations during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic predominantly driven by patient fear of contracting the virus in the hospital. Many presented with complications rarely seen in the primary percutaneous coronary intervention era including ventricular septal rupture, left ventricular pseudoaneurysm, and right ventricular infarction. (Level of Difficulty Beginner.).

Palabras clave

ACS, acute coronary syndrome; COVID-19, coronavirus disease-2019; LV, left ventricle; MI, myocardial infarction; SARS-Cov-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2; STEMI, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; coronary angiography; myocardial infarction; percutaneous coronary intervention