A Case of Myopericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade as the Initial Presentation of COVID-19 Infection

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel disease with various complications involving different organ systems caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. While the respiratory complications associated with COVID-19 have been well publicized, our understand...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gioia, Michael A, Okunade, Adeniyi, Friedman, Adam, Ahmed, Muhammad F, Syed, Rumman A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7913605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33654630
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12967
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Sumario:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel disease with various complications involving different organ systems caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. While the respiratory complications associated with COVID-19 have been well publicized, our understanding of the nonpulmonary complications of COVID-19 is lacking. Herein we present a case of a middle-aged woman who developed myopericarditis, pericardial effusion, and tamponade in the setting of COVID-19 infection.

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