Inflammatory process of the COVID-19 fulminant myocarditis in the multimodality imaging: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiac manifest of COVID-19 infection was widely reported. The pathophysiology is thought the combination of direct damage caused by viruses and myocardial inflammation caused by immune responses. We tracked the inflammatory process of fulminant myocarditis associated with COVID-19 infection using multi-modality imaging.

Case summary

A 49-year-old male with COVID-19 went into cardiac arrest from severe left ventricular dysfunction and cardiac tamponade. He was treated with steroids, remdesivir, and tocilizumab but failed to maintain circulation. He recovered with pericardiocentesis and veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in addition to the immune suppression treatment. In this case, a series of chest computed tomography (CT) was performed on Days 4,

SUBMITTER: Hara S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10061435 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature