Complication of Late Presenting STEMI Due to Avoidance of Medical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Diana Otero; Narayana Sarma V Singam; Neil Barry; Prafull Raheja; Alisya Solankhi; Naresh Solankhi

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.05.045

Complication of Late Presenting STEMI Due to Avoidance of Medical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JACC Case Rep. 2020 Aug;2(10):1610-1613. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.05.045. Epub 2020 Jun 4.

Authors

Diana Otero¹, Narayana Sarma V Singam¹, Neil Barry¹, Prafull Raheja¹, Alisya Solankhi¹, Naresh Solankhi¹

Affiliation

¹ Cardiovascular Department, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.

Abstract

Patients are avoiding hospitals for fear of contracting severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). We are witnessing a re-emergence of rare complications of myocardial infarctions (MI) due to delayed revascularization. Herein, we describe a case of hemorrhagic pericarditis from thrombolytics administered to a patient with late presenting MI. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).

Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19, coronavirus disease-2019; MI, myocardial infarction; SARS- CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2; STEMI; STEMI, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; complication; myocardial infarction.

Publication types

Case Reports