Transient ST Segment Elevation in Two Patients with COVID-19 and a Normal Transthoracic Echocardiogram
Talal Asif, Zafar Ali
Abstract
We continue to learn about cardiac involvement in patients with COVID-19. These patients can develop acute coronary syndrome and severe myocarditis with a reduced ejection fraction. We describe two critically ill COVID-19 patients who developed ST elevation that resolved on repeat ECG without any intervention. LEARNING POINT: ST elevation may occur in critically ill COVID-19 patients.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCardiologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Internal medicineST segmentEjection fractionMyocarditisTransthoracic echocardiogramSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Acute coronary syndrome2019-20 coronavirus outbreakST elevationElectrocardiographyVirologyMyocardial infarctionHeart failureDiseaseOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesAcute Myocardial Infarction ResearchSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research