Paradoxical Embolism Causing Myocardial Infarction in a COVID-19 Patient Presenting With Pulmonary Embolism.
Cureus
; 13(3): e13975, 2021 Mar 18.
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ABSTRACT
The presence of myocardial injury in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) infection is common. The cardiac complications of SARS-CoV2 infection are varied and distinguishing between them can be complicated. A 55-year-old man with recent diagnosis of SARS-CoV2 infection presented with chest pain, syncope, and was found to have saddle pulmonary embolism (PE). Marked elevation in cardiac enzymes prompted a coronary angiogram which was normal. Cardiac MRI revealed late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) in the anterolateral wall consistent with myocardial infarction (MI). He was diagnosed with paradoxical embolism causing MI. The differential for elevated cardiac enzymes is wide in patients with SARS-CoV2 infection. This case illustrates that sometimes multiple diagnoses exist, and that a high index of suspicion is required to continue work-up.
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