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Postoperative myocardial injury in a patient with left ureteric stone and asymptomatic COVID-19 disease

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was first identified on 8(th)December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei, China, and has since spread globally to become an emergency of international concern. Patients infected...

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Autores principales: Kassam, Nadeem, Aziz, Omar, Ismail, Ally Zain, Swai, Rodgers, Somji, Samina, Mvungi, Robert, Bapumia, Mustaafa, Zehri, Aliakber, Surani, Salim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7467885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32952814
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.36.170.23882
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Sumario:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was first identified on 8(th)December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei, China, and has since spread globally to become an emergency of international concern. Patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 may be asymptomatic or present with symptoms ranging from mild clinical manifestations: such as fever, cough, and sore throat to moderate and severe form of the disease such as pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In some patients, SARS-CoV-2 can affect the heart and cause myocardial injury which is evidenced either by electrocardiographic (ECG) changes or by a rise in serum troponin level. Patients with myocardial involvement are generally at risk of developing severe illness and tend to have a poor outcome. We hereby present a case of a hypertensive male patient with undiagnosed, asymptomatic COVID-19, who underwent an emergency urologic procedure for ureteric calculi. He eventually sustained a postoperative myocardial injury resulting in his demise. This case highlights the importance of detailed preoperative assessment and anticipation of complications during this global pandemic.