Cardiac injury, arrhythmia, and sudden death in a COVID-19 patient
Abhimanyu Beri, Kamal Kotak
Abstract
As the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic spreads globally, our knowledge about its myriad presentations continues to evolve. Here we present a case of a patient with COVID-19 who rapidly succumbed to death after presenting to the emergency room (ER) with apparent acute myocardial infarction (MI).
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)CardiologyPandemicMyocardial infarction2019-20 coronavirus outbreakInternal medicineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Sudden cardiac deathSudden deathIntensive care medicineMedical emergencyEmergency medicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)VirologyOutbreakViral Infections and Immunology ResearchSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies