Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: an inadvertent consequence of COVID-19-a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (LVP) is an uncommon but serious mechanical complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The immediate medical complications of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are well recognized, but its indirect effect on patients and healthcare systems is potentially less perceivable.

Case summary

In this report, a 72-year-old man who was anxious about attending hospital during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was eventually found to have a total right coronary artery occlusion after a delayed emergency department presentation. He ultimately developed severe symptomatic heart failure and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) revealed that a large LVP with concomitant severe ischaemic mitral regurgitation had evolved

SUBMITTER: Brennan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8374318 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature