Post-MI Ventricular Septal Defect During the COVID-19 Pandemic

With the COVID-19 pandemic, the fear among patients of contracting it has made them reluctant to seek medical attention on a timely basis even for emergent conditions. We present a case of post infarction ventricular septal rupture due to delayed presentation as a consequence of the fear of COVID-19...

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Autores principales: Joshi, Saurabh, Kazmi, Faraz Nasim, Sadiq, Immad, Azemi, Talhat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Mini-Focus Issue: SCAI
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7311914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32835262
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.06.019
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Sumario:With the COVID-19 pandemic, the fear among patients of contracting it has made them reluctant to seek medical attention on a timely basis even for emergent conditions. We present a case of post infarction ventricular septal rupture due to delayed presentation as a consequence of the fear of COVID-19. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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